Genesis 42:20

Translations

Modern

Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

Traditional

But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

Literal

And you shall bring your youngest brother to me, and your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so.

Latin

…et fratrem vestrum minimum ad me adducite, ut possim vestros probare sermones, et non moriamini. Fecerunt ut dixerat,

Original

Hebrew

English

Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

Notes

Genesis 42:18–20

Rather than keep all but one, Joseph would release all but one to take grain home to their starving families.

Genesis 42:1–44:34

Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Symbolic Numbers

Events

7 years of faminec. 1708 BC
Joseph's brothers go to Egyptc. 1707 BC

Related verses

Genesis 44:23
But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
Genesis 43:5
But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
Genesis 42:34
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
Genesis 42:15
And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
Genesis 42:26
…and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
John 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
Genesis 43:19
So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

Glossary

Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Joseph Patriarchs, Period of the Wheat

Topics

Commerce: Carried on by Egyptians Commerce: Egyptians Dissembling: Joseph

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