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Genesis 43:11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then their father Israel said to them, ‘If it must be so, then do this: put some of the best products of the land in your packs and take them down to the man as a gift #– #a little balsam and a little honey, aromatic gum and resin, pistachios and almonds.

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They sat down to eat a meal,  and when they looked up, there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead.  Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.


Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? So why has the healing of my dear people not come about?


Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They exchanged wheat from Minnith,  meal,  honey, oil, and balm for your goods.


A person’s gift opens doors  for him and brings him before the great.


‘Suppose we do go,’ Saul said to his servant, ‘what do we take the man? The food from our packs is gone, and there’s no gift to take to the man of God.  What do we have? ’


Since he would not be persuaded, we said no more except, ‘The Lord’s will be done.’


Men of Dedan  , were also your merchants; many coasts and islands were your usual markets. They brought back ivory tusks  and ebony as your payment.


Run away with me,  my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.


nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices.


How delightful your caresses are, my sister, my bride. Your caresses are much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.


A secret gift soothes anger, and a covert bribe, fierce rage.


Many seek a ruler’s favour, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.


One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.


‘Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days,  night or day. I and my female servants will also fast  in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law.  If I perish, I perish.’


At that time  Merodach-baladan  son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah since he heard that he had been ill.


Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a bribe.


So the king said to Hazael,  ‘Take a gift  with you and go and meet the man of God. Enquire of the Lord through him, “Will I recover from this sickness? ” ’


‘There is a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father.  Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel  so that he will withdraw from me.’


Every man would bring his annual tribute: items  of silver and gold, clothing, weapons,  spices, and horses and mules.


besides what came from merchants,  traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.


Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the River Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.  They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.


Let this gift  your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.


with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons;


May God Almighty cause the man to be merciful to you so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I am deprived of my sons, then I am deprived.’


But Jacob said, ‘No, please! If I have found favour with you, take this gift from me. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing God’s face, since you have accepted me.


And I promised you: You will inherit their land, since I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.  I am the Lord your God who set you apart from the peoples.


If we had not delayed, we could have come back twice by now.’


The men took this gift, double the amount of silver, and Benjamin. They immediately went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.


Since the men had heard that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.


When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift they had carried into the house, and they bowed to the ground before him.


The merchants of Sheba  and Raamah traded with you. For your merchandise they exchanged the best of all spices and all kinds of precious stones as well as gold.


and I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey   #– #the territory of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.





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