Genesis 43:11

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down to the man a present, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

Cross References

Genesis 37:25

Then they sat down to eat; and looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.

Jeremiah 8:22

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat, olives and early figs, honey, oil, and balm.

Proverbs 18:16

A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.

1 Samuel 9:7

Then Saul said to his servant, “But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What have we?”

Acts 21:14

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, “The will of the Lord be done.”

Ezekiel 27:15

The men of Rhodes traded with you; many coastlands were your own special markets, they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.

Song of Solomon 8:14

Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag upon the mountains of spices.

Song of Solomon 4:14

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices—

Song of Solomon 4:10

How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! how much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret averts anger; and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.

Proverbs 19:6

Many seek the favor of a generous man, and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Proverbs 17:18

A man without sense gives a pledge, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

Psalm 76:11

Make your vows to the Lord your God, and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared,

Psalm 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render him tribute, may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!

Psalm 68:29

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem kings bear gifts to thee.

Esther 4:16

“Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”

2 Kings 20:12

At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

2 Kings 16:8

Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent a present to the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 8:8

the king said to Hazael, “Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord through him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this sickness?’ ”

1 Kings 15:19

“Let there be a league between me and you, as between my father and your father: behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.”

1 Kings 10:25

Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

1 Kings 10:15

besides that which came from the traders and from the traffic of the merchants, and from all the kings of Arabia and from the governors of the land.

1 Kings 4:21

Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

1 Samuel 25:27

And now let this present which your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

Deuteronomy 33:14

with the choicest fruits of the sun, and the rich yield of the months,

Genesis 43:14

may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may send back your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

Genesis 33:10

Jacob said, “No, I pray you, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand; for truly to see your face is like seeing the face of God, with such favor have you received me.

Leviticus 20:24

But I have said to you, ‘You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from the peoples.

Genesis 43:10

for if we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.”

Genesis 43:15

So the men took the present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin; and they arose and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Genesis 43:25

they made ready the present for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present which they had with them, and bowed down to him to the ground.

Ezekiel 27:22

The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices, and all precious stones, and gold.

Exodus 3:8

and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.