Genesis 42:19

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

if ye `are' right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn `for' the famine of your houses,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 40:3 : 3 and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph `is' a prisoner,
  • Gen 41:56 : 56 And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph openeth all `places' which have `corn' in them, and selleth to the Egyptians; and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt,
  • Gen 42:1-2 : 1 And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, `Why do you look at each other?' 2 he saith also, `Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'
  • Gen 42:26 : 26 And they lift up their corn upon their asses, and go from thence,
  • Gen 43:1-2 : 1 And the famine `is' severe in the land; 2 and it cometh to pass, when they have finished eating the corn which they brought from Egypt, that their father saith unto them, `Turn back, buy for us a little food.'
  • Gen 45:23 : 23 and to his father he hath sent thus: ten asses bearing of the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses bearing corn and bread, even food for his father for the way.
  • Isa 42:7 : 7 To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness.
  • Isa 42:22 : 22 And this `is' a people seized and spoiled, Snared in holes -- all of them, And in houses of restraint they were hidden, They have been for a prey, And there is no deliverer, A spoil, and none is saying, `Restore.'
  • Jer 37:15 : 15 and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in the prison-house -- the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a prison-house.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 42:31-35
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    84%

    31and we say unto him, We `are' right men, we have not been spies,

    32we `are' twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one `is' to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.

    33`And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye `are' right men -- one of your brethren leave with me, and `for' the famine of your houses take ye and go,

    34and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye `are' not spies, but ye `are' right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'

    35And it cometh to pass, they are emptying their sacks, and lo, the bundle of each man's silver `is' in his sack, and they see their bundles of silver, they and their father, and are afraid;

  • Gen 42:13-18
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    84%

    13and they say, `Thy servants `are' twelve brethren; we `are' sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one `is' with our father to-day, and the one is not.'

    14And Joseph saith unto them, `This `is' that which I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye `are' spies,

    15by this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this -- except by your young brother coming hither;

    16send 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;'

    17and he removeth them unto charge three days.

    18And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, `This do and live; God I fear!

  • Gen 42:20-21
    2 verses
    83%

    20and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;' and they do so.

    21And they say one unto another, `Verily we `are' guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

  • Gen 42:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2he saith also, `Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'

    3and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,

  • Gen 43:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17And the man doth as Joseph hath said, and the man bringeth in the men into the house of Joseph,

    18and the men are afraid because they have been brought into the house of Joseph, and they say, `For the matter of the money which was put back in our bags at the commencement are we brought in -- to roll himself upon us, and to throw himself on us, and to take us for servants -- our asses also.'

  • Gen 42:25
    75%

    25And Joseph commandeth, and they fill their vessels `with' corn, also to put back the money of each unto his sack, and to give to them provision for the way; and one doth to them so.

  • Gen 43:2-5
    4 verses
    75%

    2and it cometh to pass, when they have finished eating the corn which they brought from Egypt, that their father saith unto them, `Turn back, buy for us a little food.'

    3And Judah speaketh unto him, saying, `The man protesting protested to us, saying, Ye do not see my face without your brother `being' with you;

    4if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,

    5and if thou art not sending -- we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother `being' with you.'

  • Gen 44:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1And he commandeth him who `is' over his house, saying, `Fill the bags of the men `with' food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag;

    2and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn-money;' and he doth according to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken.

  • Gen 42:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10And they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

    11we `are' all of us sons of one man, we `are' right men; thy servants have not been spies;'

  • Gen 45:17
    74%

    17and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan,

  • Gen 44:23
    73%

    23and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.

  • Gen 43:7
    73%

    7and they say, `The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

  • Gen 44:15
    72%

    15and Joseph saith to them, `What `is' this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'

  • Gen 45:4
    72%

    4And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, `I `am' Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

  • Gen 43:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13`And take your brother, and rise, turn back unto the man;

    14and God Almighty give to you mercies before the man, so that he hath sent to you your other brother and Benjamin; and I, when I am bereaved -- I am bereaved.'

  • Gen 45:11
    72%

    11and I have nourished thee there -- for yet `are' five years of famine -- lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.

  • Gen 40:3
    72%

    3and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph `is' a prisoner,

  • Gen 42:5
    72%

    5And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,

  • Gen 41:55
    72%

    55and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people crieth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh saith to all the Egyptians, `Go unto Joseph; that which he saith to you -- do.'

  • Gen 42:7
    71%

    7And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, `From whence have ye come?' and they say, `From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'

  • Gen 44:8
    71%

    8lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back unto thee from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of thy lord silver or gold?

  • Gen 44:10
    71%

    10And he saith, `Now, also, according to your words, so it `is'; he with whom it is found becometh my servant, and ye are acquitted;'

  • Gen 50:17
    71%

    17Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.