Genesis 43:20

וַיֹּאמְרוּ בִּי אֲדֹנִי יָרֹד יָרַדְנוּ בַּתְּחִלָּה לִשְׁבָּר ־ אֹֽכֶל ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

In Context

19וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ אֶל ־ הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר עַל ־ בֵּית יוֹסֵף וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו פֶּתַח הַבָּֽיִת ׃

21וַֽיְהִי כִּי ־ בָאנוּ אֶל ־ הַמָּלוֹן וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה אֶת ־ אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ וְהִנֵּה כֶֽסֶף ־ אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ כַּסְפֵּנוּ בְּמִשְׁקָלוֹ וַנָּשֶׁב אֹתוֹ בְּיָדֵֽנוּ ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 42:3וַיֵּרְדוּ אֲחֵֽי ־ יוֹסֵף עֲשָׂרָה לִשְׁבֹּר בָּר מִמִּצְרָֽיִם ׃

Genesis 42:27וַיִּפְתַּח הָאֶחָד אֶת ־ שַׂקּוֹ לָתֵת מִסְפּוֹא לַחֲמֹרוֹ בַּמָּלוֹן וַיַּרְא אֶת ־ כַּסְפּוֹ וְהִנֵּה ־ הוּא בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ ׃

Genesis 43:3וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוּדָה לֵאמֹר הָעֵד הֵעִד בָּנוּ הָאִישׁ לֵאמֹר לֹֽא ־ תִרְאוּ פָנַי בִּלְתִּי אֲחִיכֶם אִתְּכֶֽם ׃

1 Kings 3:17וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה הָֽאַחַת בִּי אֲדֹנִי אֲנִי וְהָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת יֹשְׁבֹת בְּבַיִת אֶחָד וָאֵלֵד עִמָּהּ בַּבָּֽיִת ׃

Matthew Henry on Genesis 43:16-26

Joseph Entertains His Brethren. ( b. c. 1707.) 15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's… Read the whole commentary →

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