Genesis 43:11

Easy To Read Version

Then their father Israel said, “If it is really true, then take Benjamin with you. But take some gifts to the governor. Take some of the things we have been able to gather in our land. Take him some honey, pistachio nuts, almonds, gum, and myrrh. [245]

Cross References

Genesis 33:10

Jacob said, “No! I beg you! If you truly accept me, then please accept the gifts I give you. I am very happy to see your face again. It is like seeing the face of God. I am very happy to see that you accept me.

Genesis 37:25

While Joseph was in the well, the brothers sat down to eat. Then they looked and saw a group of traders [226] traveling from Gilead to Egypt. Their camels were carrying many different spices and riches.

Genesis 43:10

If you had let us go before, we could already have made two trips for food.”

Genesis 43:14

I pray that God All-Powerful will help you when you stand before the governor. I pray that he will let Benjamin, and also Simeon, come back safely. If not, I will again be sad from losing my son.”

Genesis 43:15

So the brothers took the gifts to give to the governor. And the brothers took twice as much money with them as they took the first time. This time, Benjamin went with the brothers to Egypt.

Genesis 43:25

The brothers heard that they were going to eat with Joseph. So they worked until noon preparing their gifts for him.

Genesis 43:26

Joseph came home, and the brothers gave him the gifts that they had brought with them. Then they bowed down on the ground in front of him.

1 Kings 10:15

Besides the gold from the cargo ships, [134] he also got gold from the traders and merchants, [135] and from the kings of Arabia and governors of the land.

1 Kings 10:25

Every year people came to see the king. And every person brought a gift. They brought things made from gold and silver, clothes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

1 Kings 15:19

Asa sent this message, “My father and your father had a peace agreement. Now I want to make a peace agreement with you. I am sending you this gift of gold and silver. Please break your treaty with Baasah the king of Israel so he will get out of my country and leave us alone.”

1 Kings 4:21

Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistine people. His kingdom went as far as the border of Egypt. These countries sent gifts to Solomon and they obeyed him all of his life. [19]

2 Kings 16:8

Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was in the temple [190] of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s house. Then Ahaz sent a gift to the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 20:12

At that time, Merodach Baladan son of Baladan was king of Babylon. He sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah. Merodach Baladan did this because he heard Hezekiah had been sick.

2 Kings 8:8

Then the King Ben Hadad said to Hazael, “Take a gift, and go to meet the man of God. [95] Ask him to ask the Lord if I will get well from my sickness.”

Psalm 68:29

Kings will bring their wealth to you,\par to your palace in Jerusalem.\par

Psalm 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish {\cf2\super [412]} \par and all the faraway lands\par bring gifts to him.\par May the kings of Sheba and Seba\par bring their tribute {\cf2\super [413]} to him.\par

Psalm 76:11

People, you made promises\par to the Lord your God.\par Now, give him what you promised.\par People in every place\par fear and respect God.\par And they will bring gifts to him.\par

Exodus 3:8

Now I will go down and save my people from the Egyptians. I will take them from that land. And I will lead them to a good land where they can be free from troubles. [17] It is a land filled with many good things. [18] Many different people live in that land: the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Proverbs 17:18

Only a fool will promise to be responsible for another person’s debts.

Proverbs 18:16

If you want to meet an important person, give him a gift. Then you can easily get to meet him.

Proverbs 19:6

Many people want to be friends with a generous person. Everyone wants to be the friend of a person who gives gifts.

Proverbs 21:14

If a person is angry with you, give him a gift in secret. A gift that is given in secret can stop great anger.

Jeremiah 8:22

Surely there is some medicine in Gilead.\par Surely there is a doctor in Gilead.\par So why are the hurts of my people\par

Ezekiel 27:15

The people of Rhodes {\cf2\super [225]} traded with you. You sold your things in many places. People brought ivory tusks and ebony wood to pay you.

Ezekiel 27:17

“The people in Judah and Israel traded with you. They paid for the things you sold with the wheat, olives, early figs, honey, oil, and balm. {\cf2\super [227]}

Ezekiel 27:22

The merchants {\cf2\super [229]} of Sheba and Raamah traded with you. They traded all the best spices and every kind of precious stone and gold for your goods.

Leviticus 20:24

“I have told you that you will get their land. I will give their land to you. It will be your land! It is a land filled with many good things. [365] I am the Lord your God!

Acts 21:14

We could not persuade him to stay away from Jerusalem. So we stopped begging him and said, “We pray that what the Lord wants will be done.”

Deuteronomy 33:14

Let the sun give them good fruit. Let each month bring its best fruit.

1 Samuel 25:27

Now, I am bringing this gift to you. Please give these things to your men.

1 Samuel 9:7

Saul said to his servant, “Sure, we can go into town. But what can we give to him? We have no gift to give the man of God. Even the food in our bags is gone. What can we give him?”