Genesis 42:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is how you will be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your younst brother come hither.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Hereby you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth from here, except your youngest brother come here.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    hereby{H2063} ye shall be proved:{H974} by the life{H2416} of Pharaoh{H6547} ye shall not go forth{H3318} hence, except your youngest{H6996} brother{H251} come{H935} hither.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Hereby{H2063} ye shall be proved{H974}{(H8735)}: By the life{H2416} of Pharaoh{H6547} ye shall not go forth{H3318}{(H8799)} hence, except your youngest{H6996} brother{H251} come{H935}{(H8800)} hither.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Here by ye shall be proued. For by the lyfe of Pharao ye shall not goo hence vntyll youre yongest brother be come hither.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Here by wyll I proue you: By the life of Pharao ye shall not get hence, excepte youre yongest brother come hither.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Hereby ye shall be proued: by the life of Pharaoh, ye shal not goe hence, except your yongest brother come hither.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Hereby ye shalbe proued: by the lyfe of Pharao, ye shall not go hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Hereby you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth from here, unless your youngest brother come here.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    by this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this -- except by your young brother coming hither;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go forth from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 17:55 : 55 When Saul saw David going out to confront the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, 'Abner, whose son is this young man?' Abner replied, 'As surely as you live, O king, I do not know.'
  • 1 Sam 20:3 : 3 But David swore again and said, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, 'Let Jonathan not know this, lest he be grieved.' But as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."
  • Jer 5:2 : 2 Even when they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,' they swear falsely.
  • Jer 5:7 : 7 How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by false gods. I satisfied them, but they committed adultery and gathered at the houses of prostitutes.
  • Matt 5:33-37 : 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.' 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne, 35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, because you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything more comes from the evil one.
  • Matt 23:16-22 : 16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' 17 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.' 19 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.
  • Gen 42:7 : 7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked, 'Where have you come from?' They answered, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy food.'
  • Gen 42:12 : 12 But Joseph insisted, 'No! You have come to see the vulnerability of the land.'
  • Gen 42:16 : 16 Send one of you to bring your brother; the rest of you will stay in prison. This will test whether your words are true. If not, then by the life of Pharaoh, you are spies.'
  • Gen 42:20 : 20 Then bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified, and you will not die.' And they did so.
  • Gen 42:30 : 30 They said, 'The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.'
  • Gen 42:34 : 34 Bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you may trade in the land."'
  • Gen 43:3 : 3 But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’
  • Gen 44:20-34 : 20 And we answered my lord, 'We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.'" 21 Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so that I may set my eyes on him.'" 22 But we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves, his father will die.'" 23 But you said to your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.' 24 When we went back to your servant, my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 Later, our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little more food.' 26 But we said, 'We cannot go down unless our youngest brother is with us. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.' 27 Then your servant, my father, said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons.' 28 'One of them went away from me, and I said, "Surely he has been torn to pieces," and I have not seen him since.' 29 'If you take this one also from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to the grave in sorrow.' 30 So now, if I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us—since his life is so closely bound up with the boy's life— 31 it will happen that when he sees the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought down the gray hair of your servant, our father, in sorrow to the grave. 32 For your servant took responsibility for the boy before my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.' 33 Now, therefore, please let your servant remain here as a slave to my lord in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. 34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I could not bear to see the misery that would come upon my father.
  • Deut 6:13 : 13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
  • 1 Sam 1:26 : 26 She said, 'Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 42:16-21
    6 verses
    90%

    16 Send one of you to bring your brother; the rest of you will stay in prison. This will test whether your words are true. If not, then by the life of Pharaoh, you are spies.'

    17 And he put them all into custody for three days.

    18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, 'Do this, and you will live; for I fear God.'

    19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

    20 Then bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified, and you will not die.' And they did so.

    21 They said to one another, 'Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.'

  • Gen 42:12-14
    3 verses
    84%

    12 But Joseph insisted, 'No! You have come to see the vulnerability of the land.'

    13 And they said, 'Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer alive.'

    14 But Joseph said to them, 'It is just as I said: You are spies!

  • Gen 42:32-35
    4 verses
    83%

    32 "We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan."'

    33 'Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, "This is how I will know if you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me and take food for your starving households and go.

    34 Bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you may trade in the land."'

    35 As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man's sack was his bundle of silver. When they and their father saw the bundles of silver, they were frightened.

  • Gen 44:21-23
    3 verses
    82%

    21 Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so that I may set my eyes on him.'"

    22 But we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves, his father will die.'"

    23 But you said to your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'

  • Gen 43:2-5
    4 verses
    78%

    2 When they had finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”

    3 But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

    4 If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

    5 But if you do not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

  • Gen 45:17
    76%

    17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: Load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'

  • Gen 44:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25 Later, our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little more food.'

    26 But we said, 'We cannot go down unless our youngest brother is with us. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'

  • Gen 45:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'Please come closer to me.' They came closer, and he said, 'I am Joseph, your brother, the one you sold into Egypt.'

    5 Now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

  • Gen 43:7
    75%

    7 They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

  • Gen 47:5
    75%

    5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you.'

  • Gen 45:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12 Look, your own eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that it is my own mouth speaking to you.

    13 Tell my father about all the honor that I have in Egypt and everything you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.

  • Gen 42:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 And he said, 'Look, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'

    3 Then ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

  • Gen 46:31
    74%

    31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, 'I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, "My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.'"

  • Gen 44:15
    73%

    15 Joseph asked them, "What is this deed you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can certainly practice divination?"

  • Gen 42:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, 'You are spies! You have come to see the weakness of the land.'

    10 But they said to him, 'No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy food.

  • Gen 43:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 Take your brother also, and get up and return to the man.

    14 May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.

  • Gen 42:7
    72%

    7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked, 'Where have you come from?' They answered, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy food.'

  • Gen 45:9
    72%

    9 Hurry and go up to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord over all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.’

  • Acts 7:13
    72%

    13 On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.

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