Genesis 42:22

Reuben added, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not sin against the boy,’ but you would not listen? Therefore now his very blood is required.”

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In The King James Version

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

In Context

21They did as Joseph commanded, but they said to one another, “We are indeed guilty because of the way we treated our brother, for when we saw his distress and when he pleaded with us, we would not listen; therefore this trouble has come upon us.”

23They did not know, however, that Joseph understood them, for he had spoken to them through an interpreter.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:10“What have you done?” the Lord replied, “Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds a person’s blood, by people will their blood be shed; for God made people in his own image.

Genesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the pit and found Joseph gone, he tore his clothes in sorrow.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:22-29

Reflections of Joseph's Brethren. ( b. c. 1706.) 21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required. 23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. 24 And… Read the whole commentary →

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