Genesis 43:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 43:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 43:7 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye ano..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 43:7 — KJV
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
— Genesis 43:7 (KJV)
Genesis 43:7 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 43:7
“And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. On...: Heb. According to these words”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:7: saying, told, according
“When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: thinking...: Heb. he was in his own eyes as a bringer, etc who...: or, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:7: saying, told, would
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:7: saying, father, yet
“And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. I told...: Heb. I put words in their mouth”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:7: told, words, say
“I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:7: saying, according, these
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