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buy

Meaning of “buy”

To obtain by payment or at a price; to purchase or acquire.

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:57

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Genesis 41:57
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:57 · retained source text

And all countreys came into Egypt to Ioseph, for to buy corne, because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

Genesis 42:2
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:2 · retained source text

And hee said, Beholde, I haue heard that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thither and buy for vs from thence, that we may liue, and not die.

Genesis 42:3
¶ And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:3 · retained source text

¶ And Iosephs ten brethren went downe to buy corne in Egypt.

Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:5 · retained source text

And the sonnes of Israel came to buy corne among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 42:7
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 42:7 · retained source text

And Ioseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himselfe strange vnto them, and spake roughly vnto them; and hee saide vnto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

1611 marginal noteHebr. hard things with them.

Genesis 42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:10 · retained source text

And they said vnto him, Nay, my LORD, but to buy food are thy seruants come.

Genesis 43:2
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 43:2 · retained source text

And it came to passe when they had eaten vp the corne, which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said vnto them, Goe againe, buy vs a little foode.

Genesis 43:4
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 43:4 · retained source text

If thou wilt send our brother with vs, we will goe downe and buy thee food.

Genesis 43:20
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 43:20 · retained source text

And said, O Sir, we came indeed downe at the first time to buy food.

1611 marginal noteHeb. comming downe we came downe.

1611 marginal noteCha. 42.3

Genesis 43:22
And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 43:22 · retained source text

And other money haue wee brought downe in our handes to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sackes.

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