Genesis 43:20

"Your Excellency," they said, "The first time we came here to buy food,

Genesis 42:3

So ten of Joseph's brothers left to buy grain from Egypt.

Genesis 42:10

"No, your majesty," they replied. "Your servants have come here to buy food.

Genesis 42:27

Later on, one of them opened up his sack to give his donkey some fodder after they had stopped at the place where they intended to lodge for the night. There, in the mouth of his sack, was all of his money!

Genesis 42:35

Later on, as they went about unloading their sacks, each man's bundle of money was found in each man's sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were greatly distressed.

Genesis 43:3

But Judah reminded him, "The man distinctly warned us: "You'll never see my face unless your brother comes with you.'

Genesis 43:7

"The man specifically asked about us and our relatives," they responded. "He asked us, "Is your father still alive?' and "Do you have another brother?' So we answered his questions. How could we have known that he would tell us to bring our brother back with us?"

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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
But Judah reminded him, "The man distinctly warned us: "You'll never see my face unless your brother comes with you.'
Genesis 42:3
So ten of Joseph's brothers left to buy grain from Egypt.

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Genesis 43:2
As a result, when Jacob's family was beginning to eat the last of the grain that they had brought back from Egypt, their father Jacob told his sons, "Go back to Egypt and buy us some food."

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