Genesis 45:20

Contemporary English Version 1995

They can leave their possessions behind, because they will be given the best of everything in Egypt.

Cross References

Isaiah 1:19

If you willingly obey me, the best crops in the land will be yours.

Luke 17:31

At that time no one on a rooftop should go down into the house to get anything. No one in a field should go back to the house for anything.

Ezekiel 20:17

Yet, I felt sorry for them and could not let them die in the desert.

Ezekiel 9:5

He turned to the other six men and said, “Follow him and put to death everyone who doesn't have a mark on their forehead. Show no mercy or pity! Kill men and women, parents and children. Begin here at my temple, but be sure not to harm those who are marked.” The men immediately killed the leaders who were standing there.

Ezekiel 7:9

Your sins are so terrible, that you'll get no mercy from me. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have punished you.

Ezekiel 7:4

that I will show no pity. I will punish you for the evil you've done, and you will know that I am the Lord.

Isaiah 13:18

Their arrows will slaughter the young men; no pity will be shown to babies and children.

Ezra 9:12

And we were warned not to let our daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters. Your prophets also told us never to help those foreigners or even let them live in peace. You wanted us to become strong and to enjoy the good things in the land, then someday to leave it to our children forever.

1 Samuel 30:24

Who would pay attention to you, anyway? Soldiers who stay behind to guard the camp get as much as those who go into battle.

1 Samuel 25:13

“Everybody get your swords!” David ordered. They all strapped on their swords. Two hundred men stayed behind to guard the camp, but the other 400 followed David.

1 Samuel 10:22

The people prayed, “Our Lord, is Saul here?” “Yes,” the Lord answered, “he is hiding behind the baggage.”

Joshua 7:11

I said everything in Jericho belonged to me and had to be destroyed. But the Israelites have kept some of the things for themselves. They stole from me and hid what they took. Then they lied about it.

Deuteronomy 19:13

Israel, for the good of the whole country, you must kill anyone who murders an innocent person. Never show mercy to a murderer!

Deuteronomy 7:16

When the Lord helps you defeat your enemies, you must destroy them without pity! And don't get trapped into worshiping their gods.

Exodus 22:7

Suppose a neighbor asks you to keep some silver or other valuables, and they are stolen from your house. If the thief is caught, the thief must repay double.

Genesis 45:18

Tell them to bring their father and their families here. I will give them the best land in Egypt, and they can eat and enjoy everything that grows there.

Matthew 24:17

If you are on the roof of your house, don't go inside to get anything.

Genesis 20:15

and told Abraham he could settle anywhere in his country.

Genesis 45:19

Also tell your brothers to take some wagons from Egypt for their wives and children to ride in. And be sure they bring their father.

Genesis 45:21

Jacob's sons agreed to do what the king had said. And Joseph gave them wagons and food for their trip home, just as the king had ordered.

Genesis 47:6

I will let them live anywhere they choose in the land of Egypt, but I suggest that they settle in Goshen, the best part of our land. I would also like for your finest shepherds to watch after my own sheep and goats.”