"And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more." — Genesis 44:23

Genesis 44:23 · KJV

“And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.”

— Genesis 44:23

Verse 22

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for {if} he should leave his father, {his father} would die.

Verse 24

And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Genesis 44 — Context

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for {if} he should leave his father, {his father} would die.

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

And our father said, Go again, {and} buy us a little food.

Cross References

Genesis 43:3

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother {be} with you. {did...: Heb. protesting protested}

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 42:15-20

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