Genesis 42:16
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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.'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Send{H7971} one{H259} of you, and let him fetch{H3947} your brother,{H251} and ye shall be bound,{H631} that your words{H1697} may be proved,{H974} whether there be truth{H571} in{H854} you: or else{H3808} by the life{H2416} of Pharaoh{H6547} surely ye are spies.{H7270}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Send{H7971}{(H8798)} one{H259} of you, and let him fetch{H3947}{(H8799)} your brother{H251}, and ye shall be kept in prison{H631}{(H8734)}, that your words{H1697} may be proved{H974}{(H8735)}, whether there be any truth{H571} in{H854} you: or else{H3808} by the life{H2416} of Pharaoh{H6547} surely ye are spies{H7270}{(H8764)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Sende therfore one off you and lett him fett youre brother and ye shalbe in preason in the meane season. And thereby shall youre wordes be proued whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the lyfe of Pharao ye are but spies.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sende awaye one of you to fetch youre brother, but ye shalbe in preson. Thus wyll I trye out yor wordes, whether ye go aboute wt trueth or not: for els, by the life of Pharao ye are spyes.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Send one of you which may fet your brother, & ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proued, whether there bee trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh ye are but spies.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Sende out one of you, whiche may fet your brother, and ye shalbe kept in pryson, that your wordes may be proued whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the lyfe of Pharao, ye are but spyes.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether [there be any] truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye [are] spies.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye, remain ye bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you: and if not -- Pharaoh liveth! surely ye `are' spies;'
American Standard Version (1901)
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
American Standard Version (1901)
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.
World English Bible (2000)
Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 42:11 : 11 We are all one man's sons; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.
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- Gen 42:9-157 verses90%
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you have come.
10 And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food your servants have come.
11 We are all one man's sons; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.
12 And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land you have come.
13 And they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.
14 And Joseph said to them, That is it that I spoke to you, saying, You are spies:
15 Hereby you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth from here, except your youngest brother come here.
- Gen 42:17-215 verses84%
17 And he put them all together into custody for three days.
18 And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go, carry grain for the famine of your houses:
20 But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be proven true, and you shall not die. And they did so.
21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.
- Gen 42:31-355 verses83%
31 And we said to him, We are honest men; we are not spies:
32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, Hereby shall I know that you are honest men; leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
34 And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men: so will I deliver you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.
35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
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3 And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man solemnly warned us, saying, You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.
4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food:
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.
6 And Israel said, Why did you deal so wrongfully with me, as to tell the man whether you had yet a brother?
7 And they said, The man asked us specifically about our state and kindred, saying, Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? And we answered him according to these words: could we know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
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23 And you said to your servants, Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.
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3 And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.
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17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: load your animals and go, get to the land of Canaan.
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12 And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
13 And you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here.
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21 And you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.
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4 And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
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1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack.
- Gen 42:2-32 verses70%
2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: go down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.
3 And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
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15 And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?
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13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man: