Genesis 42:20

And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

19If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

21And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:22And all these things Noah did; as God said, so he did.

Genesis 42:26Then they put the bags of grain on their asses and went away.

Genesis 43:3\43:4\If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

Genesis 43:19\43:20\And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

Genesis 44:23But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:8-21

Joseph Speaks Roughly to His Brethren. ( b. c. 1706.) 7 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. 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy… Read the whole commentary →

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