Genesis 43:8

God's Word

Then Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy along with me. Let’s get going so that we won’t starve to death.

Cross References

Genesis 42:2

I’ve heard there’s grain for sale in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so that we won’t starve to death.”

Genesis 42:38

Jacob replied, “My son will not go with you. His brother is dead, and he’s the only one left. If any harm comes to him on the trip you’re taking, the grief would drive this gray-haired old man to his grave!”

Genesis 44:20

We answered, ‘We have a father who is old and a younger brother born to him when he was already old. The boy’s brother is dead, so he’s the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

Genesis 44:26

We answered, ‘We can’t go back. We can only go back if our youngest brother is with us. The man won’t see us unless our youngest brother is with us.’

Genesis 45:19

“Give them this order: ‘Take wagons with you from Egypt for your children and your wives. Bring your father, and come back.

Genesis 50:21

Don’t be afraid! I will provide for you and your children.” In this way he reassured them, setting their minds at ease.

Genesis 50:8

Joseph’s household, his brothers, and his father’s household also went with him. (Only their children, their flocks, and their cattle were left in Goshen.)

2 Kings 7:13

One of his officers replied, “Please let some men take five of the horses that are left here. Those men will be no worse off than the rest of the Israelites who are dying. Let’s send them to take a look.”

2 Kings 7:4

If we go into the city, the famine is also there, and we’ll still die. But if we stay here, we’ll die. So let’s go to the Aramean camp. If they give us something to keep us alive, we’ll live. But if they kill us, we’ll die anyway.”

Ezra 8:21

Then I announced a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves in the presence of our God to ask him for a safe journey for ourselves, for our little ones, and for all our goods.

Psalm 118:17

I will not die, but I will live and tell what the Lord has done.

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Numbers 14:31

You said your children would be taken as prisoners of war. Instead, I will bring them into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it.

Deuteronomy 33:6

“May the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, though their people are few in number.”