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Genesis 43:27 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? "
Genesis 43:27
Verse in Context
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And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
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Genesis 43:1
"And the famine was sore in the land."
Genesis 43:2
"And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food."
Genesis 43:3
"And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother"
Genesis 43:4
"If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:"
Genesis 43:5
"But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother"
Genesis 43:6
"And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?"
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