Genesis 43:20

Contemporary English Version 1995

“Sir, we came to Egypt once before to buy grain.

Cross References

Genesis 42:3

Ten of Joseph's brothers went to Egypt to buy grain.

Genesis 42:10

“No sir,” they replied. “We're your servants, and we have only come to buy grain.

Genesis 43:7

They answered, “He asked a lot of questions about us and our family. He wanted to know if you were still alive and if we had any more brothers. All we could do was answer his questions. How could we know he would tell us to bring along our brother?”

Genesis 43:3

Judah replied, “The governor strictly warned us that we would not be allowed to see him unless we brought our youngest brother with us. If you let us take Benjamin along, we will go and buy grain. But we won't go without him!”

Genesis 42:35

When the brothers started emptying their sacks of grain, they found their moneybags in them. They were frightened, and so was their father Jacob,

Genesis 42:27

When they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to get some grain for his donkey, and at once he saw his moneybag.

Genesis 43:19

So when they arrived at Joseph's house, they said to the servant in charge,

Genesis 43:21

But when we stopped for the night, we each found in our grain sacks the exact amount we had paid. We have brought that money back,

1 Kings 3:17

and one of them said: Your Majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. Not long ago my baby was born at home,