Genesis 42:20
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But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
In other translations
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
Hebrew words
וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853אֲחִיכֶם'achikhembrother yourH251הַקָּטֹןhakaton<the> youngH6996תָּבִיאוּtavi'uyou will bringH935אֵלַי'elaito meH413וְיֵאָמְנוּveye'amenuso they may be verifiedH539דִבְרֵיכֶםdivreikhemwords yourH1697וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808תָמוּתוּtamutuyou will dieH4191וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vaiya'asu-and they didH6213כֵן׃khensoH3651
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 44:23And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
- Genesis 42:34And 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.But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
- Genesis 43:5But 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.But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
- Genesis 42:15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
- John 2:5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- Genesis 43:19And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
- Genesis 6:22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
- Genesis 42:26And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
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