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Genesis 42:5

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And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
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  1. Acts 7:11Rank 1 from verse 5
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    11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

  2. Genesis 12:10Rank 2 from verse 5
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    10¶ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

  3. Genesis 41:57Rank 3 from verse 5
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    57And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

  4. Genesis 26:1Rank 4 from verse 5
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    1AND there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

  5. Acts 11:28Rank 5 from verse 5
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    28And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar.

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Genesis 42:5

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

corn

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1. Grain or cereal produce, whether growing or gathered, and the plants bearing it. 2. A single grain or seed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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42:3¶ And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

42:4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief 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.

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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.

42:7And 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.

42:8And Joseph 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.

42:10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

42:11We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

42:12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye 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.

42:14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto 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.

42:16Send 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.

42:17And he put them all together into ward three days.

42:18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear 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:

42:20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

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