Genesis 43:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 43:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 43:8 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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, bo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 43:8 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Genesis 43:8 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 43:8
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: a fit...: Heb. a man of opportunity”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:8: israel, send, live
“Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:8: israel, father, send
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:8: israel, father, may
“Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:8: send, may, live
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 43:8: israel, father, die
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