Genesis 42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
And they said vnto him, Nay, my LORD, but to buy food are thy seruants come.
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- Genesis 37:8Rank 1 from verse 10
8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
8And his brethren saide to him, Shalt thou indeed reigne ouer vs? or shalt thou indeed haue dominion ouer vs? and they hated him yet the more, for his dreames, and for his words.
- 1 Kings 18:7Rank 2 from verse 10
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- Genesis 27:29Rank 4 from verse 10
29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
29Let people serue thee, and nations bow downe to thee: bee LORD ouer thy brethren, & let thy mothers sonnes bow downe to thee: Cursed bee euery one that curseth thee, and blessed be hee that blesseth thee.
- Genesis 27:37Rank 5 from verse 10
37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
37And Isaac answered and saide vnto Esau, Behold, I haue made him thy LORD, and all his brethren haue I giuen to him for seruants: and with corne and wine haue I ‖susteined him: and what shall I doe now vnto thee, my sonne?
- Genesis 44:9Rank 6 from verse 10
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Genesis 42:10
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. No; a denial or refusal. 2. Rather; on the contrary.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A master, owner, ruler, husband, or other man in authority.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
To obtain by payment or at a price; to purchase or acquire.
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Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
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42:3¶ And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
42:3¶ And Iosephs ten brethren went downe to buy corne in Egypt.
42:4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
42:4But Beniamin Iosephs brother, Iacob sent not with his brethren: for he said, Lest peraduenture mischiefe befall him.
42:5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
42:5And the sonnes of Israel came to buy corne among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
42:6And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
42:6And Ioseph was the gouernour ouer the land, and hee it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Iosephs brethren came, & bowed downe themselues before him, with their faces to the earth.
42:7And 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.
42:7And 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.
42:8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
42:8And Ioseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
42:9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
42:9And Ioseph *remembred the dreames which hee dreamed of them, and said vnto them, Ye are spies: to see the nakednes of the land you are come.
42:10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
42:10And they said vnto him, Nay, my LORD, but to buy food are thy seruants come.
Selected passage42:11We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
42:11We are all one mans sonnes, we are true men: thy seruants are no spies.
42:12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
42:12And he said vnto them, Nay: but to see the nakednesse of the land, you are come.
42:13And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
42:13And they said, Thy seruants are twelue brethren, the sonnes of one man in the land of Canaan: and behold, the yongest is this day with our father, and one is not.
42:14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
42:14And Ioseph said vnto them, That is it that I spake vnto you, saying, Ye are spies.
42:15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
42:15Hereby ye shall be proued: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not goe foorth hence, except your yongest brother come hither.
42:16Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
42:16Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shalbe †kept in prison, that your wordes may be proued, whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
42:17And he put them all together into ward three days.
42:17And he †put them all together into warde, three dayes.
42:18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
42:18And Ioseph said vnto them the third day, This doe, and liue: for I feare God.
42:19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
42:19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: goe ye, carry corne for the famine of your houses.
42:20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
42:20But *bring your yongest brother vnto mee, so shall your wordes be verified, and yee shall not die: and they did so.