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Genesis 42

Genesis 42 ( Genesis • Chapter 42 (38 verses)): Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt , Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt : get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Joseph 's ten brethren we... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joseph , Benjamin , Canaan , Reuben , Egypt. It is closely linked with Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters): Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 42:8 : "And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him."; Genesis 42:17 : "And he put them all together into ward three days."; Genesis 42:26 : "And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 42 ( Genesis • Chapter 42 (38 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters), Ezekiel 42 ( Ezekiel • Chapter 42 (20 verses)).

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Genesis 42
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Genesis • Chapter 42 (38 verses)

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt , Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt : get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Joseph 's ten brethren we... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joseph , Benjamin , Canaan , Reuben , Egypt.

Genesis
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Old Testament • 50 Chapters

Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

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AUDIO • scripture

Traditional Tiberian cantillation (te'amim) chanting of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 13 -14 in Biblical Hebrew.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
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AUDIO • scripture

Traditional liturgical cantillation of Genesis 14:18-24 recounting Melchizedek king of Salem blessing Abram with bread and wine.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק
Malki-Sedeq (Malkî-Ṣedeq) [mal-kee-TSEH-dek]
H4442 Hebrew proper noun 2x
Melchizedek, King of Righteousness

King of Salem and priest of God Most High (Genesis 14:18); prototypical royal priest to whose eternal order the Davidic Messiah belongs (Psalm 110:4).

Derivation: From מֶלֶךְ (H4428) king and צֶדֶק (H6664) righteousness.
Michelangelo — The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel)
IMAGE • artwork

Iconic high Renaissance fresco painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel illustrating God breathing life into Adam ( Genesis 2:7 ).

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)
IMAGE • artwork

Dramatic engraving portraying desperate families and a mother shielding her child on a rock as floodwaters engulf the earth ( Genesis 7 ).

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
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AUDIO • scripture

Historic audio transmission from Apollo 8 astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading Genesis 1 from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968.

NASA Astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman • NASA / National Archives Public Domain
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AUDIO • scripture

Cantillation chanting of Genesis 15 recording God's unilateral covenant with Abram and the promise of heirs like the stars.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 1 –11 exploring creation, the human rebellion in Eden , the spread of sin through Cain and the Flood , and God's scattering of humanity at Babylon .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 12 –50 following God's covenant with Abraham , the trials of Isaac and Jacob , and Joseph 's descent into Egypt showing God working good through human failure.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
ἁγιωσύνη
hagiosyne (hagiōsýnē) [hag-ee-o-soo'-nay]
G0042 Greek noun feminine 3x
holiness

Primary meaning: holiness. Strong's: sacredness (i.e. properly, the quality). Lexical nuances: holiness , the state in man resulting from ἁγιασμός , q.v.: Ro 1:4 , II Co 7:1 , I Th 3:13 (Cremer, 52; MM, VGT , s.v.).†

Derivation: from G40 (ἅγιος);
γένεσις
genesis (génesis) [ghen'-es-is]
G1078 Greek noun feminine 5x
origin, lineage, birth

Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Derivation: from the same as G1074 (γενεά);
Ezekiel 42
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Ezekiel • Chapter 42 (20 verses)

Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was...

Genesis 1
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Genesis • Chapter 1 (31 verses)

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 2
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Genesis • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had... Mentions: Adam , Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria .

Genesis 3
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Genesis • Chapter 3 (24 verses)

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of t... Mentions: Adam , Eden .

Genesis 4
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Genesis • Chapter 4 (26 verses)

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain , and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. And she again bare his brother Abel . And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fr... Mentions: Adam , Cain, Abel, Enoch , Irad , Nod , Eden , Tubal .

Genesis 5
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Genesis • Chapter 5 (32 verses)

This is the book of the generations of Adam . In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam , in the day when they were created. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and bega... Mentions: Adam, Seth , Jared , Enoch , Methuselah , Ham 2 .

Genesis 6
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Genesis • Chapter 6 (22 verses)

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive w... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Ham 2 .

Genesis 7
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Genesis • Chapter 7 (24 verses)

And the Lord said unto Noah , Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. O... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Ham 2 .

Genesis 8
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Genesis • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

And God remembered Noah , and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; A... Mentions: Noah , Ararat .

Genesis 9
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Genesis • Chapter 9 (29 verses)

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Canaan , Ham 2 .

Genesis 10
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Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .

Genesis 11
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Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had br... Mentions: Shem , Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), Eber (or Heber ), Peleg , Reu , Shinar , Babel , Terah , Haran , Canaan .

Genesis 12
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Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)

Now the Lord had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bl... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Lot , Haran , Canaan , Shechem , Moreh 1 , Egypt .

Genesis 13
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Genesis • Chapter 13 (18 verses)

And Abram went up out of Egypt , he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning,... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Lot , Canaan , Hebron , Egypt , Jordan , Sodom , Gomorrah , Zoar .

Genesis 14
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Genesis • Chapter 14 (24 verses)

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar , Arioch king of Ellasar , Chedorlaomer king of Elam , and Tidal king of nations; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom , and with Birsha king of Gomorrah , Shinab king of Admah , and Shemeber king of Zeboiim , and the kin... Mentions: Elam , Bela , Ham , Amalekites , Lot , Shinar , Ellasar , Sodom , Gomorrah .

Genesis 15
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Genesis • Chapter 15 (21 verses)

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram : I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? And Abr... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Eliezer , Damascus , Egypt , Euphrates .

Genesis 16
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Genesis • Chapter 16 (16 verses)

Now Sarai Abram 's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram , Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearke... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Shur , Kadesh 1 , Bered .

Genesis 17
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Genesis • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram , and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Isaac .

Genesis 18
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Genesis • Chapter 18 (33 verses)

And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre : and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, And s... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Mamre , Sodom , Gomorrah .

Genesis 19
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Genesis • Chapter 19 (38 verses)

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom : and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, an... Mentions: Lot, Abram/Abraham , Moab , Moabites , Ammon , Sodom, Zoar , Gomorrah .

Genesis 20
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Genesis • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Kadesh 1 , Shur , Gerar.

Leningrad Codex (B19a) — Genesis 1:1–2:3
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The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible (dated 1008 CE), with full Tiberian Masorah.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Gustave Doré — The Creation of Light (1866)
IMAGE • artwork

Magnificent wood engraving from Dor é's illustrated Bible depicting God commanding 'Let there be light' ( Genesis 1:3 ) piercing primeval darkness.

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Scripture Passages (24)

Genesis 42:8 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

Genesis 42:17 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And he put them all together into ward three days.

Genesis 42:26 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

Genesis 42:3 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And Joseph 's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt .

Genesis 42:31 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

Genesis 42:10 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Genesis 42:11 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Genesis 42:18 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Genesis 42:23 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

Genesis 42:12 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

Genesis 42:14 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

Genesis 42:4 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

But Benjamin , Joseph 's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

Genesis 42:29 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan , and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

Genesis 42:30 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

Genesis 42:1 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt , Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

Genesis 42:5 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan .

Genesis 42:15 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

Genesis 42:20 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

Genesis 42:32 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan .

Duke Kenaz , duke Teman , duke Mibzar,

Genesis 42:9 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

Genesis 42:19 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

Genesis 42:22 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

Genesis 42:24 (KJV)
Genesis 42 KJV

And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon , and bound him before their eyes.

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