Genesis 43:2

\43:3\And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.

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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

In Context

1\43:2\And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.

3\43:4\If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

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Cross References

Genesis 42:2And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

Genesis 43:20\43:21\And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;

Proverbs 15:16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

Proverbs 31:16After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.

1 Timothy 6:6But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 43:2-11

Jacob Unwilling to Part with Benjamin. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 And the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And 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. 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down:… Read the whole commentary →

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