KJV King James Version
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
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Genesis 44:21
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
WEB World English Bible
You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
ASV American Standard Version
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;
Surrounding context — Genesis 44
18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou [art] even as Pharaoh.
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
20 And 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.
21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
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Genesis 42:15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.Genesis 42:20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.Jeremiah 24:6For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull [them] down; and I will plant them, and not pluck [them] up.Jeremiah 40:4And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which [were] upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land [is] before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.Amos 9:4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.Genesis 43:29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, [Is] this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
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