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And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.

I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.