Genesis 43:20
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And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
In other translations
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Genesis 42:3And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
- Genesis 42:10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
- Genesis 42:27And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
- Genesis 43:3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
- Genesis 42:35And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
- Genesis 43:7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
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People and places
Places: Egypt