When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”
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When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”
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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.
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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said unto them: 'Go again, buy us a little food.'
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Passages linked to Genesis 43:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 42:1-2 Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”
- Genesis 43:4 If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food;
- Genesis 43:20 and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
- Proverbs 15:16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
- Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 31:16 She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.
- 1 Timothy 5:8 But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
- 1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out. But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 43:2 And it came to pass, when they…
Gen 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.
Ver. 2. Buy us a little food.] They had learned to live with a little, which is a great skill; nature is content with a little, grace with less. Epicurus himself was wont to say, if he might have but aquam et offam, a draught of water, and a morsel of meat, he could live happily. {a}
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{a} Paratum se esse cum Iove de faelicitate contendere, si aquam haberet et offam. - Aelian.
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little, either to show that he took no thought to satisfy his or their curiosity or luxury, but only their necessity, for which a little would suffice, and that they must all moderate their appetites, especially in a time of such scarcity; or to encourage them to the journey, by suggesting to them that they needed not bring great stores, but only what was sufficient for that year, and that God would provide better for them hereafter, so as they should not need to go so far for corn any more.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Judah spake unto him,.... Reuben the eldest son…
And Judah spake unto him,.... Reuben the eldest son had met with a repulse already, Gen 42:36; Simeon the next was now in Egypt, Gen 42:24, and Levi, perhaps on account of the affair of Shechem, Gen 34:25, did not yet stand well in his father's favour and affection; wherefore Judah being next, with the consent of his brethren, undertakes to manage the affair with him, who had doubtless an interest in him, as well as authority among his brethren, and was a prudent man, and could speak well:
saying, the man did solemnly protest unto us; meaning Joseph, though he then knew not that it was he; whom he calls "the man", not by way of contempt, or as thinking and speaking meanly of him, but the reverse, the great man, the honourable man, the governor of Egypt; and so the Septuagint version adds, "the man, the lord of the land"; he in the strongest terms, and in the most solemn manner, protested by the life of Pharaoh:
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saying, ye shall not see my face; with acceptance, should not be admitted to come near him, or treat with him, and purchase any corn of him:
except your brother be with you; their youngest brother Benjamin.
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