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Genesis 43:13–21

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Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
¶ And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
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From verse 13

  1. Genesis 42:38Rank 1 from verse 13
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    38And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

From verse 14

  1. Esther 4:16Rank 1 from verse 14
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    16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

  2. Genesis 17:1Rank 2 from verse 14
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    1AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  3. Acts 21:14Rank 3 from verse 14
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    14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

  4. Genesis 22:14Rank 4 from verse 14
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    14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.

  5. Nehemiah 1:11Rank 5 from verse 14
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    11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

  6. Proverbs 16:7Rank 6 from verse 14
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    7When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

  7. Acts 7:10Rank 7 from verse 14
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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.

  8. Genesis 35:11Rank 8 from verse 14
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    11And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

  9. Genesis 39:21Rank 9 from verse 14
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    21¶ But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

  10. Isaiah 49:13Rank 10 from verse 14
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    13¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

  11. Proverbs 1:1Rank 11 from verse 14
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    1THE proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

  12. Psalms 100:5Rank 12 from verse 14
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    5For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

  13. Psalms 119:41Rank 13 from verse 14
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    41Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.

  14. Psalms 37:5–7Rank 14 from verse 14
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    5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

    6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

    7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  15. 1 Timothy 1:16Rank 15 from verse 14
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    16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

  16. 1 Timothy 1:2Rank 16 from verse 14
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    2Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

  17. 2 John 1:3Rank 17 from verse 14
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    3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

  18. Ezra 7:27Rank 18 from verse 14
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    27¶ Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:

  19. Genesis 28:3Rank 19 from verse 14
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    3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

  20. Genesis 32:11–28Rank 20 from verse 14
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    11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.

    12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

    13¶ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

    14Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

    15Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

    16And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

    17And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

    18Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

    19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.

    20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

    21So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.

    22And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

    23And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.

    24¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

    25And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

    26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

    27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

    28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

  21. Genesis 42:24Rank 21 from verse 14
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    24And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

  22. Genesis 42:36Rank 22 from verse 14
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    36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

  23. Luke 1:50Rank 23 from verse 14
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    50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

  24. Titus 1:4Rank 24 from verse 14
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    4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

  25. Proverbs 21:1Rank 25 from verse 14
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    1THE king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  26. Psalms 85:7Rank 26 from verse 14
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    7Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

From verse 16

  1. Genesis 44:1Rank 1 from verse 16
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    1AND he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

  2. Genesis 43:19Rank 2 from verse 16
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    19And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

  3. 1 Samuel 25:11Rank 3 from verse 16
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    11Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

  4. Genesis 15:2Rank 4 from verse 16
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    2And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

  5. Genesis 21:8Rank 5 from verse 16
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    8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

  6. Genesis 24:2–10Rank 6 from verse 16
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    2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

    3And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

    4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

    5And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

    6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

    7¶ The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

    8And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

    9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

    10¶ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

  7. Genesis 26:30Rank 7 from verse 16
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    30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

  8. Genesis 31:54Rank 8 from verse 16
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    54Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.

  9. Genesis 39:4–5Rank 9 from verse 16
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    4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

    5And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

  10. Genesis 44:4Rank 10 from verse 16
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    4And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

  11. Proverbs 9:2Rank 11 from verse 16
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    2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

From verse 18

  1. Genesis 42:35Rank 1 from verse 18
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    35¶ And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

  2. Deuteronomy 22:14Rank 2 from verse 18
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    14And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:

  3. Deuteronomy 22:17Rank 3 from verse 18
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    17And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

  4. Genesis 42:21Rank 4 from verse 18
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    21¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

  5. Genesis 42:28Rank 5 from verse 18
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    28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

  6. Isaiah 7:2Rank 6 from verse 18
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    2And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

  7. Job 15:21Rank 7 from verse 18
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    21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

  8. Job 30:14Rank 8 from verse 18
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    14They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

  9. Judges 13:22Rank 9 from verse 18
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    22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

  10. Judges 14:4Rank 10 from verse 18
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    4But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

  11. Mark 6:16Rank 11 from verse 18
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    16But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

  12. Matthew 14:26–27Rank 12 from verse 18
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    26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

    27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

  13. Psalms 73:16Rank 13 from verse 18
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    16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

  14. Romans 7:8Rank 14 from verse 18
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    8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

  15. Psalms 53:5Rank 15 from verse 18
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    5There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

From verse 20

  1. Genesis 42:3Rank 1 from verse 20
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    3¶ And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

  2. Genesis 42:10Rank 2 from verse 20
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    10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

  3. Genesis 42:27Rank 3 from verse 20
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    27And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

  4. Genesis 42:35Rank 4 from verse 20
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    35¶ And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

  5. Genesis 43:3Rank 5 from verse 20
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    3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

  6. Genesis 43:7Rank 6 from verse 20
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    7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

From verse 21

  1. Genesis 43:12Rank 1 from verse 21
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    12And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

  2. 1 Peter 2:12Rank 2 from verse 21
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    12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

  3. 1 Peter 3:16Rank 3 from verse 21
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    16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

  4. Genesis 42:27–35Rank 4 from verse 21
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    27And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

    28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

    29¶ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

    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:

    32We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

    33And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

    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.

    35¶ And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

  5. Genesis 43:15Rank 5 from verse 21
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    15¶ And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

  6. Hebrews 13:18Rank 6 from verse 21
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    18Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

  7. Hebrews 13:5Rank 7 from verse 21
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    5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  8. Romans 12:17Rank 8 from verse 21
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    17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

  9. Romans 13:8Rank 9 from verse 21
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    8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 43:13

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

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

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 43:14

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

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

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mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 43:15

COMBINED MEANING

present

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Sense 1: Being in a place, at hand, or before another; now existing or current. Sense 2: A gift or offering brought or given to another. Sense 3: To bring, set, offer, or exhibit before another; to cause to appear or stand before; to lay before or make known.

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

COMBINED MEANING

double

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Sense 1: Twice the amount, number, or measure. Sense 2: Of heart or mind, divided or inconsistent. Sense 3: Folded over or made of two parts or layers. Sense 4: To make twice as much or twofold; to fold or turn over upon itself.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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rose

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1. A flowering plant or its flower. 2. Arose or stood up.

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

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

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 43:16

COMBINED MEANING

ruler

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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

ready

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Prepared; in a state requiring no delay; willing or prompt.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 43:17

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 43:18

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

returned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

occasion

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An opportunity, opening, cause, ground, pretext, or circumstance giving rise to an action or result.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

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

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 43:19

COMBINED MEANING

steward

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One entrusted to manage another's household, goods, affairs, or responsibilities.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

communed

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1. Talked, conversed, or conferred with another. 2. Considered and reasoned within one's own heart.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 43:20

COMBINED MEANING

sir

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A respectful form of address to a man or male superior, similar to lord or master in polite address.

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

COMBINED MEANING

indeed

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Truly, certainly, actually, or in fact; used for emphasis, confirmation, or concession before a contrast.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 43:21

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

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

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sack

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A bag, usually a large cloth bag, used for holding and conveying corn, small wares, wool, cotton, hops, and the like.

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

COMBINED MEANING

weight

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Sense 1: Heaviness or a measured load. Sense 2: Figuratively, a burden, importance, influence, force, or consequence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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43:1AND the famine was sore in the land.

43:2And 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.

43:3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

43:4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

43:5But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

43:6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

43:7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

43:8And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

43:9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

43:10For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

43:11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

43:12And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

43:13Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

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43:14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

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43:15¶ And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

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43:16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

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43:17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.

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43:18And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

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43:19And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

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43:20And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

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43:21And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

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43:22And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

43:23And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

43:24And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

43:25And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

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