25 Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’
Genesis 44:25
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Genesis 43:1–3
1 Now the famine was still severe in the land. 2 So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.” 3 But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face…
Genesis 43:19–21
19 So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. 20 “Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food. 21 But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each o…
Genesis 42:9–11
9 Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.” 10 “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food. 11 We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
Genesis 42:1–3
1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?” 2 “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.” 3 So ten of Joseph’s br…
Book of Jubilees 42:14–16
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Acts 7:11–13
11 Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. 12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit. 13 On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, an…
Testament of Judah 2:33–35
33 And I thought that no one knew that I had gone in to her. (T12) 34 And after this we came into Egypt to Joseph, because of the famine. (T12) 35 And I was forty and six years old, and seventy and three years lived I in Egypt. (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 2:10–12
10 And behold, there came a ship sailing by, without sailors or pilot; and there was written upon the ship, The Ship of Jacob. (T12) 11 And our father said to us: Come, let us embark on our ship. (T12) 12 And when he had gone on board, there arose a vehement storm, and a mighty tem… (T12)
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