"And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was ret…" — Genesis 43:18

Genesis 43:18 · KJV

“And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. {seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us}”

— Genesis 43:18

Verse 17

And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

Verse 19

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

Genesis 43 — Context

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring {these} men home, and slay, and make ready; for {these} men shall dine with me at noon. {slay: Heb. kill a killing} {dine: Heb. eat}

And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. {seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us}

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: {we...: Heb. coming down we came down}

Cross References

Genesis 42:35

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money {was} in his sack: and when {both} they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

Deuteronomy 22:17

And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech {against her}, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these {are the tokens of} my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

Mark 6:16

But when Herod heard {thereof}, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

Psalms 73:16

When I thought to know this, it {was} too painful for me; {too...: Heb. labour in mine eyes}

Isaiah 7:2

And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. {is confederate...: Heb. resteth on}

Matthew 14:26-27

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

Job 30:14

They came {upon me} as a wide breaking in {of waters}: in the desolation they rolled themselves {upon me}.

Judges 13:22

And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.