Genesis 43:11

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Genesis 43:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

10 If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

12 Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

13 Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

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Genesis 43:14

May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”

Esther 4:16

“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”

Acts 21:14

When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

Genesis 32:13

Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

Genesis 32:14

200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,

Genesis 32:15

30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.

Genesis 32:16

He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”

Genesis 32:17

He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’

Genesis 32:18

then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord Esau. And behold, Jacob is behind us.’”

Genesis 32:19

He also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.

Genesis 32:20

You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”

Genesis 32:21

So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.

Genesis 33:10

But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.

Genesis 37:25

And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.

Deuteronomy 33:14

with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons,

1 Samuel 9:7

“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

1 Samuel 25:27

Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.

1 Kings 4:21

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

1 Kings 10:25

Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

1 Kings 15:19

“Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

2 Kings 8:8

So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

2 Kings 16:8

Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 20:12

At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness.

Psalms 68:29

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.

Psalms 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Psalms 76:11

Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.

Proverbs 17:18

A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

Proverbs 18:16

A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

Proverbs 19:6

Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.

Jeremiah 8:22

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?

Ezekiel 27:15

The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

Leviticus 20:24

But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

1 Kings 10:15

not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

Song of Solomon 4:10

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

Song of Solomon 4:14

with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.

Song of Solomon 4:15

You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk.

Song of Solomon 8:14

Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.