Genesis 43:2
And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.
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Genesis 43:2
And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.
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Genesis 27:41
So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.
Genesis 31:40
This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.
Genesis 41:56
And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.
Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:
Genesis 43:12
And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;
Genesis 45:6
For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.
Genesis 45:7
God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation.
Genesis 45:9
Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:
Genesis 45:11
And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.
Genesis 45:23
And to his father he sent ten asses with good things from Egypt on their backs, and ten she-asses with grain and bread and food for his father on the journey.
Isaiah 51:1
Give ear to me, you who are searching for righteousness, who are looking for the Lord: see the rock from which you were cut out, and the hole out of which you were taken.
Isaiah 51:2
Let your thoughts be turned to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth: for when he was but one, my voice came to him, and I gave him my blessing, and made him a great people.
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Genesis 42:3
So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.
Genesis 42:4
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.
Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:6
Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
Genesis 42:7
And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.
Genesis 42:8
Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.
Genesis 42:9
Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.
Genesis 42:10
And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
Genesis 42:11
We are all one man's sons, we are true men; we have not come with any secret purpose.
Genesis 42:12
And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.
Genesis 42:13
Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
Genesis 42:14
And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;
Genesis 42:16
Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.
Genesis 42:17
So he put them in prison for three days.
Acts 7:12
But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.
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Genesis 42:18
And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:
Genesis 42:20
And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.
Genesis 42:21
And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
Genesis 42:22
And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.
Genesis 42:23
They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.
Genesis 42:24
And turning away from them, he was overcome with weeping; then he went on talking to them again and took Simeon and put chains on him before their eyes.
Genesis 43:5
But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.
Genesis 43:27
And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?
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Genesis 42:25
Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.
Genesis 42:26
Then they put the bags of grain on their asses and went away.
Genesis 44:1
Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
Isaiah 3:1
For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah all their support; their store of bread and of water;
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Genesis 43:10
Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.
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Ecclesiastes 5:9
It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.
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Genesis 43:20
And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;
Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 31:16
After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.
John 6:27
Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.
1 Timothy 5:8
If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.
1 Timothy 6:6
But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:
1 Timothy 6:7
For we came into the world with nothing, and we are not able to take anything out;
1 Timothy 6:8
But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.
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