Genesis 42:15
Hereby, shall ye be proved,—By the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth from hence, save only by the coming in of your youngest brother hither.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
14And Joseph said unto them,—The very thing, that I spake unto you, saying—Spies, are, ye.
Cross References
Genesis 42:7And Joseph beheld his brethren and recognised them,—and made himself a stranger unto them and spake with them harsh things and said unto them—Whence have ye come in? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.
Genesis 42:16Send—from among you—one that he may fetch your brother, but be, ye, held as prisoners, that your words may be proved whether, truth, is with you,—and, if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely, spies, ye are.
Genesis 42:30The man that is lord of the land spake unto us harsh things,—and then delivered us up. as spies of the land.
Genesis 43:3Then spake Judah unto him saying,—The man, did protest, to us saying—Ye shall not see my face, except, your brother, is with you.
Genesis 44:20So we said unto my lord, We have an aged father, and the child of his old age a youth,—his brother, being dead, he alone, is left of his mother and, his father, loveth him.
Genesis 44:23And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother do come down with you, ye shall not again behold my face.
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 →