Genesis 43:20

and said, my lord, we came indeed down the first time to buy food;

Genesis 42:3

And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy wheat in Egypt.

Genesis 42:10

And they said unto him, No, my lord, but to buy food are thy slaves come.

Genesis 42:27

And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass fodder in the inn, he saw his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.

Genesis 42:35

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

Genesis 43:3

And Judah spoke unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.

Genesis 43:7

And they said, The man asked us expressly of our state and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? Have ye another brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

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And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

We came indeed down

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We came indeed down

Genesis 43:3
And Judah spoke unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.
Genesis 42:3
And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy wheat in Egypt.

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Genesis 43:2
And it came to pass when they had eaten up the wheat which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.