Genesis 44:25
Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’
BSB
ASV
And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
KJV
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
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Genesis 43:2So 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.”
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Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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Genesis 43:5But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
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Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring…
But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’