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Genesis 43:31 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

Genesis 43:31

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29 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.

30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

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Related Verses

Genesis 45:1

"Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren."

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1 Peter 3:10

"For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:"

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Isaiah 42:14

"I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once."

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Jeremiah 31:16

"Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy."

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1 Samuel 28:23

"But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed."

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1 Kings 13:19

"So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water."

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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 be with you."

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 be with you."

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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