Genesis 43:8
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8 Then Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and let us be on our way, so that we may live and not die—you and we and also our little ones.
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Genesis 42:2
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2 I have heard,” he said, “that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”(A)
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Deuteronomy 33:6
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6 May Reuben live and not die out,
even though his numbers are few.”
Psalm 118:17
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17 I shall not die, but I shall live
and recount the deeds of the Lord.(A)
Ezra 8:21
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Fasting and Prayer for Protection
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the River Ahava, that we might humble ourselves[a] before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our possessions.(A)
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- 8.21 Or fast
2 Kings 7:13
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13 One of his servants said, “Let some men take five of the remaining horses, since those left here will suffer the fate of the whole multitude of Israel that have perished already;[a] let us send and find out.”
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- 7.13 Compare Gk Syr Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
2 Kings 7:4
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4 If we say, ‘Let us enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there, but if we sit here, we shall also die. Therefore, let us desert to the Aramean camp; if they spare our lives, we shall live, and if they kill us, we shall but die.”(A)
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Numbers 14:31
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31 But your little ones, who you said would become plunder, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have despised.(A)
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Exodus 20:12
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12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.(A)
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Genesis 50:21
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21 So have no fear; I myself will provide for you and your little ones.” In this way he reassured them, speaking kindly to them.(A)
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Genesis 50:8
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8 as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen.(A)
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Genesis 45:19
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19 You are further charged to say, ‘Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
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Genesis 44:26
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26 we said, ‘We cannot go down. Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down, for we cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’
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Genesis 42:38
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38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should come to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”(A)
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