Genesis 44:21

You said to us, ‘Bring him down to me, so that I can see him.’

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In The King James Version

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

In Context

20And we said to you, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one. Since his brother is dead, he is the only son of his mother who is left; and his father loves him.’

22But we said to you, my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he should leave his father, his father would die.’

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Cross References

Genesis 42:20and bring your youngest brother to me. So will your words be verified, and you will not die.”

Amos 9:4If they are taken into captivity by their enemies, there will I command the sword to slay them. I will keep my eye on them but for evil and not for good.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 44:19-34

Judah's Appeal on Behalf of Benjamin. ( b. c. 1707.) 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 21 And… Read the whole commentary →

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