Genesis 42:7 Cross References

Genesis 42:7

7: Joseph recognized them instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger. "Where are you from?" he demanded roughly. "From the land of Canaan," they replied. "We have come to buy grain."

Genesis 42:30

  1. "The man who is ruler over the land spoke very roughly to us," they told him. "He took us for spies.

Matthew 15:23

  1. But Jesus gave her no reply--not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. "Tell her to leave," they said. "She is bothering us with all her begging."
  2. Then he said to the woman, "I was sent only to help the people of Israel--God's lost sheep--not the Gentiles."
  3. But she came and worshiped him and pleaded again, "Lord, help me!"
  4. "It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs," he said.

Genesis 42:19

  1. We'll see how honorable you really are. Only one of you will remain in the prison. The rest of you may go on home with grain for your families.
  2. But bring your youngest brother back to me. In this way, I will know whether or not you are telling me the truth. If you are, I will spare you." To this they agreed.

Genesis 42:9

  1. And he remembered the dreams he had had many years before. He said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become."
  2. "No, my lord!" they exclaimed. "We have come to buy food.
  3. We are all brothers and honest men, sir! We are not spies!"
  4. "Yes, you are!" he insisted. "You have come to discover how vulnerable the famine has made us."

Genesis 42:14

  1. But Joseph insisted, "As I said, you are spies!
  2. This is how I will test your story. I swear by the life of Pharaoh that you will not leave Egypt unless your youngest brother comes here.
  3. One of you go and get your brother! I'll keep the rest of you here, bound in prison. Then we'll find out whether or not your story is true. If it turns out that you don't have a younger brother, then I'll know you are spies."
  4. So he put them all in prison for three days.
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