Genesis 43:2

so once they had finished the grain they'd brought from Egypt, their father told them, “You have to go back and buy some more grain for us.”

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In The King James Version

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

1The famine continued to be really bad in Canaan,

3But Judah responded, “The man was adamant when he warned us, ‘I won't even see you unless your brother is with you.’

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Cross References

Genesis 42:2I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so we can stay alive—if not, we're going to die!”

Genesis 43:20“Please excuse us, my lord,” they said. “We came down the first time to buy food,

Proverbs 15:16It's better to respect the Lord and only have a little than to have plenty of money and the trouble that comes with it.

Proverbs 31:16She looks at a field, and decides to buy it; from the money she's earned she buys a vineyard.

1 Timothy 6:6But knowing and following God is so incredibly satisfying!

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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