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Genesis 42:6–9

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And 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.
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.
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
And 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.
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From verse 6

  1. Acts 7:10Rank 1 from verse 6
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    10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

  2. Genesis 18:2Rank 2 from verse 6
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    2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

  3. Genesis 19:1Rank 3 from verse 6
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    1AND there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

  4. Genesis 37:7–10Rank 4 from verse 6
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    7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

    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.

    9¶ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

    10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

  5. Genesis 41:40–41Rank 5 from verse 6
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    40Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

    41And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

  6. Genesis 41:55–56Rank 6 from verse 6
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    55And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

    56And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

  7. Genesis 44:14Rank 7 from verse 6
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    14¶ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

  8. Genesis 45:26Rank 8 from verse 6
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    26And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.

  9. Genesis 45:8Rank 9 from verse 6
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    8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

  10. Revelation 3:9Rank 10 from verse 6
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    9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

  11. Psalms 105:16–21Rank 11 from verse 6
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    16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

    17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

    18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

    19Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

    20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

    21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

From verse 7

  1. Genesis 42:30Rank 1 from verse 7
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    30The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

  2. Genesis 42:14–17Rank 2 from verse 7
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    14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

    15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

    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.

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

  3. Genesis 42:19–20Rank 3 from verse 7
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    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:

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

  4. Genesis 42:9–12Rank 4 from verse 7
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    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.

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

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

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

  5. Matthew 15:23–26Rank 5 from verse 7
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    23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

    24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

    25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

    26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

From verse 8

  1. Genesis 37:2Rank 1 from verse 8
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    2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

  2. John 20:14Rank 2 from verse 8
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    14And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

  3. John 21:4Rank 3 from verse 8
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    4But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

  4. Luke 24:16Rank 4 from verse 8
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    16But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

From verse 9

  1. Exodus 32:35Rank 1 from verse 9
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    35And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

  2. Genesis 37:5–9Rank 2 from verse 9
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    5¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

    6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

    7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

    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.

    9¶ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

  3. 1 Samuel 26:4Rank 3 from verse 9
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    4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

  4. Genesis 42:16Rank 4 from verse 9
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    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.

  5. Genesis 42:30–31Rank 5 from verse 9
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    30The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

    31And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

  6. Genesis 42:34Rank 6 from verse 9
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    34And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

  7. Hebrews 11:31Rank 7 from verse 9
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    31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

  8. Joshua 2:1Rank 8 from verse 9
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    1AND Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

  9. Joshua 6:23Rank 9 from verse 9
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    23And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.

  10. Judges 1:24Rank 10 from verse 9
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    24And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

  11. Luke 20:20Rank 11 from verse 9
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    20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

  12. Numbers 13:16–20Rank 12 from verse 9
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    16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

    17¶ And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

    18And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

    19And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

    20And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

  13. Numbers 13:2Rank 13 from verse 9
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    2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.

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Genesis 42:6

COMBINED MEANING

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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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bowed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 42:7

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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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

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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strange

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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 42:8

COMBINED MEANING

knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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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

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 42:9

COMBINED MEANING

remembered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remember. Sense 1: To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. Sense 2: To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. Sense 3: To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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dreamed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dream, meaning to experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spies

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Persons secretly sent to obtain information or carry out a concealed purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

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.

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.

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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.

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42:8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

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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.

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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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