Genesis 43:27

New American Bible - revised edition

After inquiring how they were, he asked them, “And how is your aged father, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

Cross References

Genesis 37:14

“Go then,” he replied; “see if all is well with your brothers and the flocks, and bring back word.” So he sent him off from the valley of Hebron. When Joseph reached Shechem,

Genesis 41:16

“It is not I,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God who will respond for the well-being of Pharaoh.”

Genesis 42:11

All of us are sons of the same man. We are honest men; your servants have never been spies.”

Genesis 42:13

“We your servants,” they said, “are twelve brothers, sons of a certain man in Canaan; but the youngest one is at present with our father, and the other one is no more.”

Genesis 43:7

They answered: “The man kept asking about us and our family: ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We answered him accordingly. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

Genesis 45:3

“I am Joseph,” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could give him no answer, so dumbfounded were they at him.

2 Kings 4:26

Hurry to meet her, and ask if everything is all right with her, with her husband, and with the boy.” “Everything is all right,” she replied.

1 Chronicles 18:10

he sent his son Hadoram to wish King David well and to congratulate him on having waged a victorious war against Hadadezer; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. He also brought gold, silver and bronze articles of every sort.

Exodus 18:7

Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and then kissed him. Having greeted each other, they went into the tent.

Judges 18:15

So turning in that direction, they went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him.

1 Samuel 17:22

David entrusted what he had brought to the keeper of the baggage and hastened to the battle line, where he greeted his brothers.

1 Samuel 25:5

so he sent ten young men, instructing them: “Go up to Carmel. Pay Nabal a visit and greet him in my name.