Genesis 42:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

Cross References

Genesis 42:3

So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.

Genesis 43:2

And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.

Genesis 43:4

If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

Genesis 43:8

Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

Genesis 45:9

Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

Psalm 118:17

Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.

Psalm 33:18

See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

Psalm 33:19

To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.

Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, The Lord says, Put your house in order; for your death is near.

Matthew 4:4

But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

Acts 7:12

But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.