Genesis 43:8
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 43
“And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.”Genesis 43:8
What Does Genesis 43:8 Mean?
Genesis 43:8 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 43, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Genesis 43:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 42:2“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.”Genesis 29:35“And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.”Deuteronomy 33:6“Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.”Genesis 42:38“And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”Genesis 44:16“And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.”Genesis 44:26“And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.”Genesis 44:32“For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.”Genesis 45:19“Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.”Genesis 46:28“And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.”Genesis 50:8“And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.”Genesis 50:21“Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.”Exodus 20:12“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”Numbers 14:31“But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.”2 Kings 7:4“If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.”2 Kings 7:13“And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.”Ezra 8:21“Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.”Nehemiah 5:2“For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.”Psalms 118:17“I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.”
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