Genesis 43:2

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלּוּ לֶאֱכֹל אֶת ־ הַשֶּׁבֶר אֲשֶׁר הֵבִיאוּ מִמִּצְרָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֲבִיהֶם שֻׁבוּ שִׁבְרוּ ־ לָנוּ מְעַט ־ אֹֽכֶל ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

1וְהָרָעָב כָּבֵד בָּאָֽרֶץ ׃

3וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוּדָה לֵאמֹר הָעֵד הֵעִד בָּנוּ הָאִישׁ לֵאמֹר לֹֽא ־ תִרְאוּ פָנַי בִּלְתִּי אֲחִיכֶם אִתְּכֶֽם ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 42:2וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה שָׁמַעְתִּי כִּי יֶשׁ ־ שֶׁבֶר בְּמִצְרָיִם רְדוּ ־ שָׁמָּה וְשִׁבְרוּ ־ לָנוּ מִשָּׁם וְנִחְיֶה וְלֹא נָמֽוּת ׃

Genesis 43:20וַיֹּאמְרוּ בִּי אֲדֹנִי יָרֹד יָרַדְנוּ בַּתְּחִלָּה לִשְׁבָּר ־ אֹֽכֶל ׃

Proverbs 15:16טוֹב ־ מְעַט בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה מֵאוֹצָר רָב וּמְהוּמָה בֽוֹ ׃

Proverbs 31:16זָמְמָה שָׂדֶה וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ מִפְּרִי כַפֶּיהָ נטע כָּֽרֶם ׃

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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