Genesis 43:20

New Living Translation

“Sir,” they said, “we came to Egypt once before to buy food.

Cross References

Genesis 42:10

“No, my lord!” they exclaimed. “Your servants have simply come to buy food.

Genesis 42:27

But when they stopped for the night and one of them opened his sack to get grain for his donkey, he found his money in the top of his sack.

Genesis 42:3

So Joseph’s ten older brothers went down to Egypt to buy grain.

Genesis 42:35

As they emptied out their sacks, there in each man’s sack was the bag of money he had paid for the grain! The brothers and their father were terrified when they saw the bags of money.

Genesis 43:19

The brothers approached the manager of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace.

Genesis 43:21

But as we were returning home, we stopped for the night and opened our sacks. Then we discovered that each man’s money—the exact amount paid—was in the top of his sack! Here it is; we have brought it back with us.

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said, “The man was serious when he warned us, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:7

“The man kept asking us questions about our family,” they replied. “He asked, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered his questions. How could we know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

1 Kings 3:17

“Please, my lord,” one of them began, “this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house.