Genesis 42:21-22

Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt

21 Then they said to one another, n "We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; o therefore this distress has come upon us." 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, p "Did I not speak to you, saying, 'Do not sin against the boy'; and you would not listen? Therefore behold, his blood is now q required of us."

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  2. Cross References
    Proverbs 21:13
    Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be heard.
    Matthew 7:2
    For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 37:21
    But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him.
    Genesis 37:22
    And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him" - that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.
    Genesis 37:29
    Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
  4. Cross References
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    1 Kings 2:32
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    2 Chronicles 24:22
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    Psalms 9:12
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    Luke 11:50
    That the blood of all the prophets which was sh...
    Luke 11:51
    From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zecharia...
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