"And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, G…" — Genesis 43:2

Genesis 43:2 · KJV

“And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.”

— Genesis 43:2

Verse 1

And the famine {was} sore in the land.

Verse 3

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother {be} with you. {did...: Heb. protesting protested}

Genesis 43 — Context

And the famine {was} sore in the land.

And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother {be} with you. {did...: Heb. protesting protested}

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

Cross References

Genesis 42:1-2

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

Proverbs 16:18

Pride {goeth} before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 31:16

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. {buyeth: Heb. taketh}

Genesis 43:4

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

Proverbs 15:16

Better {is} little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

1 Timothy 5:8

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. {house: or, kindred}

1 Timothy 6:6-8

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Genesis 43:20

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