1.
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
when Jacob: Genesis 41:54, Genesis 41:57, Acts 7:12
saw: i.e. heard, from the report of others, that there was plenty in Egypt. The operations of one sense are frequently put for those of another in Hebrew - see the parallel passages. Genesis 42:2, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 20:18, 1 Kings 19:3, Hosea 5:13, Galatians 2:7
Why do ye: Joshua 7:10, 2 Kings 8:3, 2 Kings 8:4, Ezra 10:4, Jeremiah 8:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:19 - carry corn Genesis 43:2 - General 2 Samuel 21:1 - a famine John 13:22 - looked
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And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
get you: Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:4, Genesis 45:9
that we: Genesis 43:8, Psalms 118:17, Isaiah 38:1, Matthew 4:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:54 - and the dearth Genesis 42:1 - saw Genesis 42:19 - carry corn Nehemiah 5:2 - we take up corn
3.
And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
Genesis 42:5, Genesis 42:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:20 - we came indeed down
4.
But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
Benjamin: Genesis 35:16-19
Lest: Genesis 42:38, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 33:1, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:29, Genesis 44:20-22, Genesis 44:27-34
Reciprocal: Genesis 35:18 - Benjamin
5.
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
for: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:57, Acts 7:11, Acts 11:28
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:54 - and the dearth Genesis 42:3 - General Genesis 43:1 - General Psalms 105:16 - Moreover
6.
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
governor: Shallit, an intendant, protector, ruler, from shalat, to be over or a protector, to rule. Hence the Arabic salita, to obtain and exercise dominion, rule; and sultân, ruler, lord, prince, and king. Genesis 41:40, Genesis 41:41, Genesis 45:8, Genesis 45:26, Psalms 105:16-21, Acts 7:10
he it was: Genesis 41:55, Genesis 41:56
bowed: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 44:14, Revelation 3:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 30:24 - And she Genesis 32:13 - a present Genesis 33:3 - bowed Genesis 41:43 - ruler Genesis 41:54 - and the dearth Genesis 43:26 - bowed Genesis 48:12 - he bowed himself Genesis 49:8 - thy father's Genesis 50:18 - fell Proverbs 14:19 - General Proverbs 19:6 - will Haggai 2:17 - with blasting
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And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
roughly unto them: Heb. hard things with them, Genesis 42:9-12, Genesis 42:14-17, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:20, Matthew 15:23-26
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:15 - By the life Genesis 42:30 - roughly to us Genesis 44:19 - General 1 Samuel 20:10 - answer thee 1 Kings 12:13 - answered 2 Chronicles 10:13 - answered Job 19:3 - make yourselves strange to me Proverbs 18:23 - rich Luke 24:28 - he made
8.
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
but they knew: Luke 24:16, John 20:14, John 21:4
9.
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
remembered: Genesis 37:5-9
Ye are spies: Persons who, under the pretence of wishing to buy corn, desire only to find out whether the land be so defenceless that the tribes to which you belong may attack it successfully, drive out the inhabitants, and settle themselves in it; or, having plundered it, retire into their deserts. This is a frequent custom among the Arabs to the present day. Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:30, Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:34, Numbers 13:2, Numbers 13:16-20, Joshua 2:1, Joshua 6:23, Judges 1:24, 1 Samuel 26:4, Luke 20:20, Hebrews 11:31
nakedness: Exodus 32:35
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:7 - your sheaves Genesis 42:7 - roughly unto them Genesis 42:12 - nakedness Genesis 42:14 - General Joshua 2:3 - to search Judges 18:2 - Zorah 2 Samuel 3:25 - and to know 2 Samuel 10:3 - not 1 Chronicles 19:3 - to search
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And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 44:9, 1 Samuel 26:17, 1 Kings 18:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 23:6 - my lord Genesis 43:20 - we came indeed down
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We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
We are: etc. We do not belong to different tribes; and it is not likely that one family would make a hostile attempt upon a whole kingdom; nor, if any serious design had been intended, that one man would have sent his sons on so hazardous an expedition.
true men: Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:33, Genesis 42:34, John 7:18, 2 Corinthians 6:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:13 - Thy servants Genesis 42:31 - true Genesis 43:27 - Is your father well Genesis 43:29 - of whom
12.
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
nakedness: Genesis 42:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:15 - By the life 2 Samuel 3:25 - and to know
13.
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Thy servants: Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:32, Genesis 29:32-35, Genesis 30:6-24, Genesis 35:16-26, Genesis 43:7, Genesis 46:8-27, Exodus 1:2-5, Numbers 1:1-54, Numbers 10:1-36, Numbers 26:1-65, 34:1-29; 1 Chronicles 2:1 - 1 Chronicles 8:40
one is not: Genesis 42:36, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 37:30, Genesis 44:20, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 45:26, Jeremiah 31:15, Lamentations 5:7, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:27 - Is your father well Genesis 43:29 - of whom
14.
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Genesis 42:9-11, Job 13:24, Job 19:11, Matthew 15:21-28
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:7 - roughly unto them
15.
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
By the life: Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:12, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:30, Deuteronomy 6:13, 1 Samuel 1:26, 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 20:3, Jeremiah 5:2, Jeremiah 5:7, Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 23:16-22, James 5:12
except: Genesis 42:20, Genesis 42:34, Genesis 43:3, Genesis 44:20-34
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:33 - General Genesis 44:21 - Bring Genesis 44:23 - General
16.
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
kept in prison: Heb. bound, Genesis 42:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:9 - Ye are spies Genesis 42:15 - By the life Genesis 44:2 - General 2 Samuel 3:25 - and to know 2 Samuel 10:3 - not
17.
And he put them all together into ward three days.
put: Heb. gathered, Isaiah 24:22, Acts 5:18
ward: Genesis 40:4, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 41:10, Leviticus 24:12, Psalms 119:65, Acts 4:3, Hebrews 12:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 50:15 - Joseph Acts 12:10 - the first
18.
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
I fear God: Genesis 20:11, Leviticus 25:43, Nehemiah 5:9, Nehemiah 5:15, Luke 18:2, Luke 18:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 22:12 - now Genesis 39:9 - sin Genesis 44:17 - God forbid Exodus 1:17 - feared God Exodus 18:21 - such as Leviticus 19:14 - fear Leviticus 25:17 - fear 1 Kings 18:3 - feared the Lord 2 Chronicles 19:7 - let the Nehemiah 7:2 - feared God Psalms 19:9 - The fear Psalms 119:161 - my heart Proverbs 14:16 - feareth Malachi 3:5 - fear Colossians 3:22 - fearing 1 Peter 2:17 - Fear
19.
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
house: Genesis 40:3, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 42:22, Jeremiah 37:15
carry corn: Genesis 42:1, Genesis 42:2, Genesis 42:26, Genesis 41:56, Genesis 43:1, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 45:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:7 - roughly unto them Genesis 42:11 - true men Genesis 42:16 - kept in prison Genesis 42:33 - General
20.
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
bring: Genesis 42:15, Genesis 42:34, Genesis 43:5, Genesis 43:19, Genesis 44:23
And they: Genesis 42:26, Genesis 6:22, John 2:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:7 - roughly unto them Genesis 42:33 - General Genesis 44:21 - Bring
21.
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
they said: Genesis 41:9, Numbers 32:23, 2 Samuel 12:13, 1 Kings 17:18, Job 33:27, Job 33:28, Job 34:31, Job 34:32, Job 36:8, Job 36:9, Hosea 5:15, Matthew 27:3, Matthew 27:4, Mark 9:44, Mark 9:46, Mark 9:48, Luke 16:28, Acts 19:18
we saw: Genesis 37:23-28, Judges 1:7, Proverbs 21:13, Proverbs 24:11, Proverbs 24:12, Proverbs 28:17, Jeremiah 2:17, Jeremiah 2:19, Jeremiah 4:18, Jeremiah 34:17, Matthew 7:2, 1 John 1:9, James 2:13
this distress: Proverbs 1:27, Proverbs 1:28
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:42 - comfort himself Genesis 37:27 - he is our Genesis 43:18 - the men Genesis 44:8 - the money Genesis 44:16 - God hath Genesis 45:24 - See that Genesis 49:23 - General Genesis 50:17 - wept Joshua 7:20 - Indeed 2 Chronicles 21:13 - hast slain Job 7:11 - the anguish Psalms 109:16 - persecuted Proverbs 14:10 - his Amos 6:6 - but Matthew 5:23 - rememberest Luke 23:51 - had not John 8:9 - being Acts 28:4 - a murderer Romans 2:15 - accusing
22.
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
Spake I: Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:30, Luke 23:41, Romans 2:15
his blood: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, 1 Kings 2:32, 2 Chronicles 24:22, Psalms 9:12, Ezekiel 3:18, Luke 11:50, Luke 11:51, Acts 28:4, Revelation 13:10, Revelation 16:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:42 - comfort himself Genesis 29:32 - his name Genesis 44:16 - God hath Genesis 45:24 - See that 1 Samuel 19:4 - sin against 1 Kings 17:18 - art thou come 2 Chronicles 21:13 - hast slain Psalms 10:13 - Thou Psalms 51:14 - Deliver Jeremiah 26:15 - ye shall Ezekiel 33:6 - his blood Amos 6:6 - but Matthew 5:23 - rememberest Matthew 27:4 - I have sinned Luke 23:51 - had not John 8:9 - being Acts 27:21 - ye should 1 Corinthians 8:12 - when
23.
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
he spake unto them by an interpreter: Heb. an interpreter was between them, The mailitz does not seem to have been an interpreter in our sense of the term; as we have many evidences in this book that the Egyptians, Hebrews, Canaanites, and Syrians, could understand each other in a general way; and it appears from several passages in this very chapter - particularly Genesis 42:24, that Joseph and his brethren understood each others' language, as his brethren and Joseph's steward also did - Genesis 43:19, etc; compare Genesis 39:1, and Genesis 49:1. It seems to denote an officer who is called in Abyssinia, according to Mr. Bruce, Kal Hatze, "the voice or word of the king," who always stands at the side of a lattice window of a balcony, within which the king sits; who is never seen, but who speaks through a hole in the side of it, covered in the inside with a curtain, to this officer, by whom he speaks to the persons present. John 16:13, John 16:14, 2 Corinthians 5:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:7 - may Genesis 45:12 - your eyes Psalms 114:1 - a people Haggai 2:17 - with blasting 1 Corinthians 14:2 - he that
24.
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
wept: Genesis 43:30, Isaiah 63:9, Luke 19:41, Romans 12:15, 1 Corinthians 12:26, Hebrews 4:15
Simeon: Genesis 34:25, Genesis 49:5-7, Jude 1:22, Jude 1:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 29:33 - called Genesis 42:23 - he spake unto them by an interpreter Genesis 43:23 - Simeon Numbers 1:22 - General John 11:6 - he abode
25.
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
commanded: Genesis 44:1, Genesis 44:2, Isaiah 55:1
to give them: Genesis 45:21, Matthew 6:33
and thus: Matthew 5:44, Romans 12:17-21, 1 Peter 3:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:12 - mouth Genesis 45:17 - lade your
26.
And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:19 - carry corn Genesis 42:20 - And they Genesis 45:17 - lade your Job 39:11 - leave
27.
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
the inn: Genesis 43:21, Genesis 44:11, Exodus 4:24, Luke 2:7, Luke 10:34
inn: Malon, from loon, to stay, abide, lodge, denotes any place to stay and lodge in, particularly a place where travellers usually stop to lodge, which is generally near a well, where they fill their girbehs, or leathern bottles, with fresh water, and having unladen and clogged their camels, asses, etc., permit them to crop any little verdure there may be in the place, keeping watch over them by turns. Our word inn here gives us a false idea, there were no such places of entertainment in the desert which Joseph's brethren had to pass; nor are there any at the present day. The only accommodation such a place affords is either a well, or a khan, or caravanserai, which is generally no more than four bare walls, perfectly exposed, the place being open at the top, and furnishing a wretched lodging, and even these, it is probable, were not in use at this early period.
Reciprocal: Genesis 29:32 - his name Genesis 42:35 - every man's Genesis 43:20 - we came indeed down Genesis 44:8 - the money Haggai 2:17 - with blasting
28.
And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
their heart: Genesis 42:36, Genesis 27:33, Leviticus 26:36, Deuteronomy 28:65, 1 Kings 10:5, Psalms 61:2, Song of Solomon 5:6, Luke 21:26
failed them: Heb. went forth, This refers to the spasmodic affection which is felt in the breast at any sudden alarm or fright.
What is: Isaiah 45:7, Lamentations 2:17, Lamentations 3:37, Amos 3:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:35 - every man's Genesis 43:18 - the men Psalms 40:12 - heart
29.
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:24 - we told him
30.
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
roughly to us: Heb. with us hard things, Genesis 42:7-20
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:43 - ruler Genesis 42:9 - Ye are spies Genesis 42:15 - By the life 1 Samuel 20:10 - answer thee 1 Kings 12:13 - answered 2 Chronicles 10:13 - answered Proverbs 18:23 - rich
31.
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
true: Genesis 42:11
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:35 - For I Genesis 42:9 - Ye are spies Joshua 2:3 - to search
32.
We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
twelve brethren: Genesis 42:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:30 - General Psalms 68:27 - little
33.
And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
Genesis 42:15, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:43 - ruler Genesis 42:11 - true men Genesis 43:3 - man
34.
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
traffic: Genesis 34:10, Genesis 34:21, 1 Kings 10:15, Ezekiel 17:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:9 - Ye are spies Genesis 42:11 - true men Genesis 42:15 - except Genesis 42:20 - bring Genesis 43:3 - man
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.
every man's: Genesis 42:27, Genesis 42:28, Genesis 43:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:30 - General Genesis 43:12 - mouth Genesis 43:18 - the men Genesis 43:20 - we came indeed down Genesis 44:8 - the money
36.
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Me have ye: Genesis 37:20-35, Genesis 43:14
all these things are against me: Alay hayoo cullanah, literally, "upon me are all these things:" rendered by the Vulgate, in me hec omnia mala reciderunt, "all these evils fall back upon me;" they lie upon me as heavy loads, hastening my death: they are more than I can bear. Genesis 45:28, Genesis 47:12, 1 Samuel 27:1, Job 7:7, Psalms 34:19, Ecclesiastes 7:8, Isaiah 27:9, Isaiah 38:10, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 41:14, Matthew 14:31, Romans 8:28, Romans 8:31, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 4:17, James 5:7-11
Reciprocal: Genesis 5:24 - he was not Genesis 42:13 - one is not Genesis 42:28 - their heart Genesis 43:23 - Simeon Genesis 44:12 - and the cup Genesis 44:20 - and his brother Genesis 44:28 - Surely Genesis 44:29 - And if Genesis 45:26 - And Jacob's Genesis 48:11 - I had not Judges 11:35 - rent his clothes Job 1:19 - they are dead Psalms 39:13 - be no Proverbs 23:5 - that which Jeremiah 31:15 - because Jeremiah 45:3 - added Lamentations 5:7 - and are Matthew 2:18 - would
37.
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
Slay my: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32-34, Genesis 46:9, Micah 6:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:8 - let
38.
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
his brother: Genesis 42:13, Genesis 30:22-24, Genesis 35:16-18, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 44:20, Genesis 44:27-34
if mischief: Genesis 42:4, Genesis 44:29
bring: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, 1 Kings 2:6, Psalms 71:18, Psalms 90:10, Ecclesiastes 1:14, Ecclesiastes 2:26, Isaiah 38:10, Isaiah 46:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 35:18 - Benjamin Genesis 43:5 - will not Genesis 43:8 - lad with me Genesis 43:13 - General Genesis 44:22 - his father would die Genesis 44:28 - Surely Genesis 45:26 - And Jacob's 1 Samuel 15:26 - I will not 1 Kings 2:9 - his Job 41:32 - hoary Ecclesiastes 12:5 - the almond John 13:8 - Thou shalt