Genesis 43:2

So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”

Majority Standard Bible

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

1Now the famine was still severe in the land.

3But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

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Cross References

Genesis 42:2“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

Genesis 43:20“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

Proverbs 15:16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

Proverbs 31:16She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

1 Timothy 6:6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

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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