Genesis 43:2
1 And the famine was sore in the land.
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:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.
- BLB
- And it came to pass when they had finished eating the grain that they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Return, buy for us a little food.”
- ÅB
- Men Juda sa til ham: Mannen sa så alvorlig til oss: Dere skal ikke komme for mine øyne uten deres bror er med.
- OTB
- Da de hadde fortært alt kornet de hadde brakt fra Egypt, sa deres far til dem: «Dra tilbake og kjøp litt mer mat til oss.»
- B1930
- Men Juda sa til ham: Mannen sa så alvorlig til oss: I skal ikke komme for mine øine uten eders bror er med.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 6:6–8
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Read in contextProverbs 31:16
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Read in contextGenesis 43:20
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Read in contextProverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Read in contextProverbs 15:16
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Read in contextGenesis 42:1–2
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
Read in contextGenesis 43:4
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
Read in context1 Timothy 5:8
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
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