Genesis 43:11

New American Bible - revised edition

Israel their father then told them: “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the land’s best products in your baggage and take them down to the man as gifts: some balm and honey, gum and resin, and pistachios and almonds.

Cross References

Genesis 33:10

“No, I beg you!” said Jacob. “If you will do me the favor, accept this gift from me, since to see your face is for me like seeing the face of God—and you have received me so kindly.

Genesis 37:25

Then they sat down to eat. Looking up, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, their camels laden with gum, balm, and resin to be taken down to Egypt.

Genesis 43:10

Had we not delayed, we could have been there and back twice by now!”

Genesis 43:14

May God Almighty grant you mercy in the presence of the man, so that he may let your other brother go, as well as Benjamin. As for me, if I am to suffer bereavement, I shall suffer it.”

Genesis 43:15

So the men took those gifts and double the money and Benjamin. They made their way down to Egypt and presented themselves before Joseph.

Genesis 43:25

Then they set out their gifts to await Joseph’s arrival at noon, for they had heard that they were to dine there.

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, while they bowed down before him to the ground.

1 Kings 10:15

in addition to what came from the tolls on travelers, from the traffic of merchants, and from all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country.

1 Kings 10:25

They all brought their yearly tribute: vessels of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses and mules—what was due each year. Solomon’s Riches: Chariots and Horses.

1 Kings 15:19

“There is a treaty between you and me, as there was between your father and my father. I am sending you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha, king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.”

2 Kings 16:8

Ahaz took the silver and gold that were in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s house and sent them as a present to the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 20:12

At that time, Berodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and gifts to Hezekiah when he heard that he had been ill.

2 Kings 8:8

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

Psalm 68:29

Summon again, O God, your power, the divine power you once showed for us,

Psalm 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Psalm 76:11

Surely the wrath of man will give you thanks; the remnant of your furor will keep your feast.

Exodus 3:8

Therefore I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them up from that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Hivites and the Jebusites.

Proverbs 17:18

Those without sense give their hands in pledge, becoming surety for their neighbors.

Proverbs 18:16

Gifts clear the way for people, winning access to the great.

Proverbs 19:6

Many curry favor with a noble; everybody is a friend of a gift giver.

Proverbs 21:14

A secret gift allays anger, and a present concealed, violent wrath.

Song of Solomon 4:10

How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride, How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfumes than any spice!

Song of Solomon 4:14

spikenard and saffron, Sweet cane and cinnamon, with all kinds of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices;

Song of Solomon 8:14

W Swiftly, my lover, be like a gazelle or a young stag upon the mountains of spices.

Jeremiah 8:22

Is there no balm in Gilead, no healer there? Why does new flesh not grow over the wound of the daughter of my people?

Ezekiel 27:15

Men of Rhodes trafficked with you; many coastlands were your agents; Ivory tusks and ebony wood they brought back as your payment.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel trafficked with you: Minnith wheat, grain, honey, oil, and balm they gave you as merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:22

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah also traded with you, exchanging for your wares the very best spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.

Leviticus 20:24

But to you I have said: You shall take possession of their land. I am giving it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I, the Lord, am your God, who have set you apart from other peoples.

Acts 21:14

Since he would not be dissuaded we let the matter rest, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.” Paul and James in Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 33:14

With the best of the produce of the sun, and the choicest yield of the months;

1 Samuel 25:27

Accept this gift, then, which your maidservant has brought for my lord, and let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

1 Samuel 9:7

But Saul said to his servant, “If we go, what can we offer the man? The food in our bags has run out; we have no present to give the man of God. What else do we have?”