Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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:
Carry corn
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Bible References
House
Genesis 40:3
that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned.
Isaiah 42:7
to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.
Jeremiah 37:15
The officials were angry with Jeremiah and beat him. They put him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe because they had made it into a prison.
Carry corn
Genesis 42:1
Eventually, Jacob observed that there was grain in Egypt, so he asked his sons, "Why do you keep on staring at one another?
Genesis 41:56
Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, because the famine was beginning to be severe throughout the land of Egypt.
Genesis 43:1
Meanwhile, the famine remained severe throughout the region.
Genesis 45:23
He sent his father ten male donkeys loaded with the best of Egyptian goods and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provisions for his father during the journey.
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Genesis 42:33
But the man who was in charge of the land responded, "I'm going to test your honesty. Leave one of your brothers with me, take some grain for the famine that's afflicting your households, and leave.
Genesis 44:23
But then you told your servants, "Unless your youngest brother comes back with you, you won't see my face again.'