Genesis 42:18
And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, 'This do and live; God I fear!
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
In Context
17and he removeth them unto charge three days.
Cross References
Exodus 1:17And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;
Leviticus 25:43thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.
Nehemiah 5:15the former governors who [are] before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people — and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.
Luke 18:4and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,
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 →