KJV King James Version
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go out from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.
ASV American Standard Version
hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
by this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this—except by your young brother coming hither;
Surrounding context — Genesis 42
12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
13 And they said, Thy servants [are] twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest [is] this day with our father, and one [is] not.
14 And Joseph said unto them, That [is it] that I spake unto you, saying, Ye [are] spies:
15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
16 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.
17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; [for] I fear God:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בְּזֹ֖אתH2063 · zotthisתִּבָּחֵ֑נוּH974 · ba.chanto testחֵ֤יH2416 · chayaliveפַרְעֹה֙H6547 · par.ohPharaohאִם־H518 · imifתֵּצְא֣וּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִזֶּ֔הH2088 · zehthisכִּ֧יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifבְּב֛וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeאֲחִיכֶ֥םH251 · achbrother: male-siblingהַקָּטֹ֖ןH6996 · qa.tansmallהֵֽנָּה׃H2008 · hen.nahhere/thus
Cross-references
1 Samuel 17:55And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son [is] this youth? And Abner said, [As] thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.Matthew 5:33-37Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:Deuteronomy 6:13Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.Genesis 42:12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.Genesis 42:16Send 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.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.Genesis 42:30The man, [who is] the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.Genesis 43:3And 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.1 Samuel 1:26And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I [am] the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.James 5:12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.Genesis 42:7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.Jeremiah 5:7How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by [them that are] no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.Matthew 23:16-22Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!Genesis 44:20-34And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.Jeremiah 5:2And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.Genesis 42:20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.1 Samuel 20:3And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, [there is] but a step between me and death.
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