Genesis 42:20 · KJV
“But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.”
— Genesis 42:20
If ye {be} true {men}, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
And they said one to another, We {are} verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Genesis 42 — Context
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; {for} I fear God:
19If ye {be} true {men}, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21And they said one to another, We {are} verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
Cross References
Genesis 43:5
But if thou wilt not send {him}, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother {be} with you.
Genesis 44:23
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
Genesis 42:34
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye {are} no spies, but {that} ye {are} true {men: so} will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
Genesis 42:15
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
Genesis 43:19
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
Genesis 6:22
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
John 2:5
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do {it}.
Genesis 42:26
And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.