Genesis 43:27

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After Joseph had asked how they were, he said, “What about your elderly father? Is he still alive?”

Cross References

Genesis 37:14

His father said, “Go and find out how your brothers and the sheep are doing. Then come back and let me know.” So he sent him from Hebron Valley. Joseph was near Shechem

Genesis 41:16

“Your Majesty,” Joseph answered, “I can't do it myself, but God can give a good meaning to your dreams.”

Genesis 42:11

We're honest men, and we come from the same family—we're not spies.”

Genesis 42:13

But they explained, “Sir, we come from a family of twelve brothers. The youngest is still with our father in Canaan, and one of our brothers is dead.”

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 45:3

Joseph asked his brothers if his father was still alive, but they were too frightened to answer.

2 Kings 4:26

Run and meet her. And ask her if everything is all right with her and her family.” “Everything is fine,” she answered Gehazi.

Exodus 18:7

When they arrived, Moses went out and bowed down in front of Jethro, then kissed him. After they had greeted each other, they went into the tent,

Judges 18:15

The six hundred warriors left the road and went to the house on Micah's property where the young Levite priest lived. They stood at the gate and greeted the priest. Meanwhile, the five men who had been there before went into Micah's house and took the sacred priestly apron and the idols. “Hey!” the priest shouted. “What do you think you're doing?”

1 Samuel 17:22

David left his things with the man in charge of supplies and ran up to the battle line to ask his brothers if they were well.

1 Samuel 25:5

So he sent ten men to Carmel with this message for Nabal: I hope that you and your family are healthy and that all is going well for you.