Genesis 42:18
Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
In Context
17He put them all in custody for three days.
Cross References
Exodus 1:17But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt ordered them; instead, they let the baby boys live.
Leviticus 25:43You must not rule over them harshly, but you must honor your God.
Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people, and took from them forty shekels of silver for their daily food and wine. Even their servants oppressed the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.
Luke 18:4For a long time he was not willing to help her, but after a while he said to himself, 'Though I do not fear God or respect man,
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 →