Genesis 42:2

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For, he said, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; get down there and buy [grain] for us, that we may live and not die.

Cross References

Genesis 42:3

So ten of Joseph's brethren went to buy grain in Egypt.

Genesis 43:2

And when [the families of Jacob's sons] had eaten up the grain which the men had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.

Genesis 43:4

If you will send our brother with us, we will go down [to Egypt] and buy you food;

Genesis 43:8

And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.

Genesis 45:9

Hurry and go up to my father and tell him, Your son Joseph says this to you: God has put me in charge of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.

Psalm 118:17

I shall not die but live, and shall declare the works and recount the illustrious acts of the Lord.

Psalm 33:18

Behold, the Lord's eye is upon those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe], who wait for Him and hope in His mercy and loving-kindness,

Psalm 33:19

To deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

Isaiah 38:1

IN THOSE days King Hezekiah of Judah became ill and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said, Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live. [II Kings 20:1-11; II Chron. 32:24-26.]

Matthew 4:4

But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. [Deut. 8:3.]

Acts 7:12

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our forefathers [to go there on their] first trip. [Gen. 42:2.]