13 occurrences

'Buy' in the Bible

And every land came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingMoney, Uses Of

Then he said, "Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us there that we may live and not die."

Verse ConceptsVisitingKept Alive By Men

And the ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.

Verse ConceptsTen People

Then the sons of Israel went to buy grain amid those [other people] who went [as well], for there was famine in the land of Canaan.

Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

And Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them. And he spoke with them harshly and said to them, "From where have you come?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."

Verse ConceptsPretenceAwarenessBuying FoodRecognising PeopledisguisesWhere From?

And they said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

Verse ConceptsBuying Foodvulnerability

And it happened [that] as they finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt their father said to them, "Return and buy a little food for us."

Verse ConceptsBuying FoodEnd Of Actions

{If you will send} our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you,

Verse ConceptsGoing Together

And they said, "Please, my lord, we surely came down once before to buy food,

Verse ConceptsBuying Food

Now, other money we have brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks."

Verse ConceptsBuying FoodIndeterminate Sums Of Money

And when our father said, 'Buy a little food for us,'

Verse ConceptsBuying Food

Why should we die in front of you, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, then we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Then give us seed and we shall live and not die, and the land will not become desolate."

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenPossibility Of DeathLiteral PlantingGroups Of Slaves

Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for [there was] an allotment for the priests from Pharaoh, and they {lived on} the allotment that Pharaoh gave to them. Therefore they did not sell their land.

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersDividing Food

Bible Theasaurus

Bargain (7 instances)
Bribe (29 instances)
Corrupt (70 instances)
Purchase (47 instances)
Steal (42 instances)