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Genesis 43:7-8

7 They replied, “The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. ‘Is your father still living?’ he asked us. ‘Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

8 Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.

Cross References for Genesis 43:7-8

Genesis 43:27 - He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father you told me about? Is h... Click to read the verse Genesis 43:27 Click to read the verse Genesis 43:27

Genesis 43:3 - But Judah said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your... Click to read the verse Genesis 43:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 43:3

Genesis 44:19 - My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’ Click to read the verse Genesis 44:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 44:19

Genesis 42:13 - But they replied, “Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the la... Click to read the verse Genesis 42:13 Click to read the verse Genesis 42:13

Genesis 43:20 - “Please, sir,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food. Click to read the verse Genesis 43:20 Click to read the verse Genesis 43:20