Genesis 42:36 Cross References - NSB

³⁶ Their father Jacob said to them: »You are going to make me lose all my children! Joseph is no longer with us. Simeon is no longer with us. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!«

²⁰ »Let us kill him and throw him into a water pit. We can say that some wild animal ate him. Then we will see what happens to those dreams.« ²¹ Reuben heard this and tried to protect Joseph from them. »Let us not kill him,« he said. ²² »Do not murder him or even harm him. Just throw him into a dry well out here in the desert.« Reuben planned to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father. ²³ When Joseph came to his brothers, they pulled off his fancy coat. ²⁴ They put him into a water pit. It had no water in it. ²⁵ As they sat down to eat, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying the materials for cosmetics, medicine, and embalming. They were on their way to take them to Egypt. ²⁶ Judah asked his brothers: »What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up his death? ²⁷ »Let us sell him to the Ishmaelites. Let us not hurt him, because he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.« His brothers agreed. ²⁸ Some of the Midianite traders approached. The brothers pulled Joseph out of the well and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites. They took him to Egypt. ²⁹ Reuben came back to the pit and found that Joseph was not there. He tore his clothes in sorrow. ³⁰ He returned to his brothers and said: »The boy is not there! What am I going to do?« ³¹ Then they killed a goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in its blood. ³² They took the robe to their father and said: »We found this. Does it belong to your son?« ³³ He recognized it and said: »Yes, it is his! Some wild animal has killed him. My son Joseph has been torn to pieces!« ³⁴ Jacob tore his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. He mourned for his son a long time. ³⁵ All his sons and daughters came to comfort him. However, he refused to be comforted. He said: »I will go down to the grave still mourning for my son.« So he continued to mourn for his son Joseph.

¹⁴ »May God Almighty cause the man to have pity on you, so that he will give Benjamin and your other brother back to you. As for me, if I must lose my children, I must lose them.«

²⁸ He said: »Now I can believe you! My son Joseph must really be alive. I will get to see him before I die.«

¹² Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers, and all the rest of his father’s family, including the very youngest.

¹ David thought to himself: »One of these days Saul will kill me. The best thing for me to do is escape to Philistia. Saul will give up looking for me in Israel. Then I will be safe.«

⁷ »O God, remember that my life is but a breath. I will never again see good.

¹⁹ The righteous person has many troubles, but Jehovah rescues him from all of them.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ By this Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruitage of the removal of his sin. When he makes all the altar stones to be like chalk stones crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing.

¹⁰ »I thought that in the prime of my life I would go down to the gates of the grave and be robbed of the rest of my life.

¹⁰ »‘Do not fear for I am with you! Do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.’

¹³ »I AM JEHOVAH, YOUR GOD! I take hold of your right hand and say to you: Do not fear; I will help you. ¹⁴ »Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I will help you. This is the declaration of Jehovah, your Redeemer, and the Holy One of Israel.

³¹ Suddenly, Jesus put out his hand and took hold of him, and said: »You of little faith, why were you in doubt?«

²⁸ We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

³¹ What shall we then say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

¹⁷ Our light affliction is for the moment. It works more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory for us.

¹³ No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your limits. He will make a way out, that you will be able to endure it.

⁷ Be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and late rains. ⁸ You also be patient. Make your hearts firm, for the coming of the Lord is near. ⁹ Do not complain (utter a deep sigh) against one another, that you not be judged. Behold, the judge is standing at the door. ¹⁰ Brothers, accept the example of suffering and patience by the prophets who spoke in the name of God. ¹¹ As you know, those who have endured are called blessed. You have heard of the patience (perseverance) (endurance) of Job, and have seen the outcome Jehovah provided, how he was very tender with his affection and mercy. (Psalm 103:8)