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Genesis 43 – King James Version (KJV)

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The Return to Egypt

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Gen 43:1 - And the famine^H7458 was sore^H3515 in the land.^H776

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Gen 43:2 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H834 they had eaten up^H3615^H398 the corn^H7668 which^H834 they had brought^H935 out of Egypt,^H4714 their father^H1 said^H559 unto them,^H413 Go again,^H7725 buy^H7666 us a little^H4592 food.^H400

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Gen 43:3 - And^H559^➔ Judah^H3063 spake^➔^H559 unto him,^H413 saying,^H559 The man^H376 did^H5749^➔ solemnly^H5749 protest^➔^H5749 unto us, saying,^H559 Ye shall^H7200^➔ not^H3808 see^➔^H7200 my face,^H6440 except^H1115 your brother^H251 be with you.^H854

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Gen 43:4 - If^H518 thou wilt^H3426 send^H7971 our brother^H251 with us,^H854 we will go down^H3381 and buy^H7666 thee food:^H400

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Gen 43:5 - But if^H518 thou^H369^➔ wilt^H7971^➔ not^➔^H369 send^➔^H7971 him, we will^H3381^➔ not^H3808 go down:^➔^H3381 for^H3588 the man^H376 said^H559 unto us,^H413 Ye shall^H7200^➔ not^H3808 see^➔^H7200 my face,^H6440 except^H1115 your brother^H251 be with you.^H854

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Gen 43:6 - And^H559^➔ Israel^H3478 said,^➔^H559 Wherefore^H4100 dealt ye so ill^H7489 with me,^H589 as to tell^H5046 the man^H376 whether^H5750^➔ ye had yet^➔^H5750 a brother?^H251

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Gen 43:7 - And they said,^H559 The man^H376 asked us^H7592 straitly^H7592 of our state, and of our kindred,^H4138 saying,^H559 Is your father^H1 yet^H5750 alive?^H2416 have^H3426 ye another brother?^H251 and we told^H5046 him according^H5921 to the tenor^H6310 of^H1697^➔ these^H428 words:^➔^H1697 could^H3045^➔ we^H3045^➔ certainly^➔^H3045 know^➔^H3045 that^H3588 he would say,^H559 Bring^H3381^➔ your brother^H251 down?^➔^H3381

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Gen 43:8 - And^H559^➔ Judah^H3063 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Israel^H3478 his father,^H1 Send^H7971 the lad^H5288 with me,^H854 and we will arise^H6965 and go;^H3212 that we may live,^H2421 and not^H3808 die,^H4191 both^H1571 we,^H587 and^H1571 thou,^H859 and also^H1571 our little ones.^H2945

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Gen 43:9 - I^H595 will be surety for him;^H6148 of my hand^H3027 shalt thou require him:^H1245 if^H518 I bring him^H935 not^H3808 unto thee,^H413 and set him^H3322 before thee,^H6440 then let me bear the blame^H2398 for ever:^H3605^H3117

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Gen 43:10 - For^H3588 except^H3884 we had lingered,^H4102 surely^H3588 now^H6258 we had returned^H7725 this^H2088 second time.^H6471

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Gen 43:11 - And^H559^➔ their father^H1 Israel^H3478 said^➔^H559 unto them,^H413 If^H518 it must be so^H3651 now,^H645 do^H6213 this;^H2063 take^H3947 of the best fruits^H2173 in the land^H776 in your vessels,^H3627 and carry down^H3381 the man^H376 a present,^H4503 a little^H4592 balm,^H6875 and a little^H4592 honey,^H1706 spices,^H5219 and myrrh,^H3910 nuts,^H992 and almonds:^H8247

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Gen 43:12 - And^H3701^➔ take^H3947 double^H4932 money^➔^H3701 in your hand;^H3027 and^H853 the money^H3701 that was brought again^H7725 in the mouth^H6310 of your sacks,^H572 carry it again^H7725 in your hand;^H3027 peradventure^H194 it^H1931 was an oversight:^H4870

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Gen 43:13 - Take^H3947 also^H853 your brother,^H251 and arise,^H6965 go again^H7725 unto^H413 the man:^H376

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Gen 43:14 - And God^H410 Almighty^H7706 give^H5414 you mercy^H7356 before^H6440 the man,^H376 that he may send away^H7971 your other^H312 brother,^H251 and^H853 Benjamin.^H1144 If^H834 I^H589 be bereaved^H7921 of my children, I am bereaved.^H7921

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Gen 43:15 - And^H3947^➔ the men^H376 took^➔^H3947 that^H2063 present,^H4503 and^H4932^➔ they took^H3947 double^➔^H4932 money^H3701 in their hand,^H3027 and^H853 Benjamin;^H1144 and rose up,^H6965 and went down^H3381 to Egypt,^H4714 and stood^H5975 before^H6440 Joseph.^H3130

Joseph Sees Benjamin

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Gen 43:16 - And when^H7200^➔ Joseph^H3130 saw^➔^H7200 Benjamin^H1144 with them,^H854 he said^H559 to the ruler^H834 of^H5921 his house,^H1004 Bring^H935 these men^H376 home,^H1004 and slay,^H2873^H2874 and make ready;^H3559 for^H3588 these men^H376 shall dine^H398 with me^H854 at noon.^H6672

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Gen 43:17 - And^H6213^➔ the man^H376 did^➔^H6213 as^H834 Joseph^H3130 bade;^H559 and^H935^➔ the man^H376 brought^➔^H935 the men^H376 into^H1004^➔ Joseph's^H3130 house.^➔^H1004

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Gen 43:18 - And^H3372^➔ the men^H376 were afraid,^➔^H3372 because^H3588 they were brought^H935 into^H1004^➔ Joseph's^H3130 house;^➔^H1004 and they said,^H559 Because of^H5921^H1697 the money^H3701 that was returned^H7725 in our sacks^H572 at the first time^H8462 are^H935^➔ we^H587 brought in;^➔^H935 that he may seek occasion^H1556 against us,^H5921 and fall^H5307 upon us,^H5921 and take^H3947 us^H853 for bondmen,^H5650 and^H853 our asses.^H2543

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Gen 43:19 - And they came near^H5066 to^H413 the steward^H376 of^H5921 Joseph's^H3130 house,^H1004 and they communed^H1696 with him^H413 at the door^H6607 of the house,^H1004

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Gen 43:20 - And said,^H559 O^H994 sir,^H113 we came^H3381^➔ indeed^H3381 down^➔^H3381 at the first time^H8462 to buy^H7666 food:^H400

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Gen 43:21 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H3588 we came^H935 to^H413 the inn,^H4411 that we opened^H6605 our sacks,^H572 and, behold,^H2009 every man's^H376 money^H3701 was in the mouth^H6310 of his sack,^H572 our money^H3701 in full weight:^H4948 and we have brought^H7725^➔ it^H853 again^➔^H7725 in our hand.^H3027

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Gen 43:22 - And^H3701^➔ other^H312 money^➔^H3701 have we brought down^H3381 in our hands^H3027 to buy^H7666 food:^H400 we^H3045^➔ cannot^H3808 tell^➔^H3045 who^H4310 put^H7760 our money^H3701 in our sacks.^H572

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Gen 43:23 - And he said,^H559 Peace^H7965 be to you, fear^H3372 not:^H408 your God,^H430 and the God^H430 of your father,^H1 hath given^H5414 you treasure^H4301 in your sacks:^H572 I^H413 had^H935 your money.^H3701 And he brought^H3318^➔ Simeon^H8095 out^➔^H3318 unto them.^H413

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Gen 43:24 - And^H935^➔ the man^H376 brought^➔^H935 the men^H376 into^H1004^➔ Joseph's^H3130 house,^➔^H1004 and gave^H5414 them water,^H4325 and they washed^H7364 their feet;^H7272 and he gave^H5414 their asses^H2543 provender.^H4554

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Gen 43:25 - And they made ready^H3559 the present^H4503 against^H5704 Joseph^H3130 came^H935 at noon:^H6672 for^H3588 they heard^H8085 that^H3588 they should eat^H398 bread^H3899 there.^H8033

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Gen 43:26 - And when^H935^➔ Joseph^H3130 came^➔^H935 home,^H1004 they brought^H935 him the present^H4503 which^H834 was in their hand^H3027 into the house,^H1004 and bowed themselves^H7812 to him to the earth.^H776

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Gen 43:27 - And he asked^H7592 them of their welfare,^H7965 and said,^H559 Is your father^H1 well,^H7965 the old man^H2205 of whom^H834 ye spake?^H559 Is he yet^H5750 alive?^H2416

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Gen 43:28 - And they answered,^H559 Thy servant^H5650 our father^H1 is in good health,^H7965 he^H5750^➔ is yet^➔^H5750 alive.^H2416 And they bowed down their heads,^H6915 and made obeisance.^H7812

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Gen 43:29 - And he lifted up^H5375 his eyes,^H5869 and saw^H7200 his brother^H251 Benjamin,^H1144 his mother's^H517 son,^H1121 and said,^H559 Is this^H2088 your^H251^➔ younger^H6996 brother,^➔^H251 of whom^H834 ye spake^H559 unto me?^H413 And he said,^H559 God^H430 be gracious unto thee,^H2603 my son.^H1121

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Gen 43:30 - And^H4116^➔ Joseph^H3130 made haste;^➔^H4116 for^H3588 his bowels^H7356 did yearn^H3648 upon^H413 his brother:^H251 and he sought^H1245 where to weep;^H1058 and he entered^H935 into his chamber,^H2315 and wept^H1058 there.^H8033

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Gen 43:31 - And he washed^H7364 his face,^H6440 and went out,^H3318 and refrained himself,^H662 and said,^H559 Set on^H7760 bread.^H3899

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Gen 43:32 - And they set on^H7760 for him by himself,^H905 and for them by themselves,^H905 and for the Egyptians,^H4713 which did eat^H398 with him,^H854 by themselves:^H905 because^H3588 the Egyptians^H4713 might^H3201 not^H3808 eat^H398 bread^H3899 with^H854 the Hebrews;^H5680 for^H3588 that^H1931 is an abomination^H8441 unto the Egyptians.^H4713

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Gen 43:33 - And they sat^H3427 before him,^H6440 the firstborn^H1060 according to his birthright,^H1062 and the youngest^H6810 according to his youth:^H6812 and^H8539^➔ the men^H376 marvelled^➔^H8539 one^H376 at^H413 another.^H7453

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Gen 43:34 - And he took^H5375 and sent messes^H4864 unto them^H413 from^H854 before him:^H6440 but^H7235^➔ Benjamin's^H1144 mess^H4864 was^➔^H7235^➔ five^H2568 times^H3027 so much^➔^H7235 as^H4864 any of theirs.^H3605 And they drank,^H8354 and were merry^H7937 with him.^H5973

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