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Gen 43:11 (KJV) — And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

Gen 43:11 (NIV) — Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift--a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

If it must be	Gen 43:14; Est 4:16; Act 21:14
carry down	Gen 32:13-21; Gen 33:10; Gen 37:25; Deu 33:14; 1Sa 9:7; 1Sa 25:27; 1Ki 4:21; 1Ki 10:25; 1Ki 15:19; 2Ki 8:8; 2Ki 16:8; 2Ki 20:12; Psa 68:29; Psa 72:10; Psa 76:11; Pro 17:18; Pro 18:16; Pro 19:6; Pro 21:14; Eze 27:15
a little balm	Gen 37:25; Jer 8:22; Eze 27:17
balm	For an explanation of the words tzori, nechoth, and lot, here rendered respectively balm, spices, and myrrh, see on Gen 37:25. Devash, honey, is supposed by some not to have been that produced by bees, but a syrup produced from ripe dates. The Jewish doctors observe, that the word in 2Ch 31:5 signifies dates; and the Arabians, at this day, call the choicest dates preserved with butter, dabous, and the honey obtained from them, dibs, or dabs. Benanim, nuts signifies pistachio nuts, the finest thing found in Syria; but, according to the others, a small nut, the produce of a species of the turpentine tree. Shekaidim is certainly almonds.
honey	Lev 20:24
spices	1Ki 10:15; Sgs 4:10,14-16; Sgs 5:1; Sgs 8:14