Genesis 42 · Verse 13

Genesis 42:13

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.
Genesis 42:13, King James Version

Genesis 42:13 in other translations

BSBBut they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
WEBThey said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is today with our father, and one is no more.”
ASVAnd they said, We 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.
YLTand they say, ‘Thy servants are twelve brethren; we are sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one is with our father to-day, and the one is not.'
DARBYAnd they said, Thy servants were twelve brethren, sons of one man, in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
BBEThen they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Genesis 42:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:9-14

9-14. Ye are spies--This is a suspicion entertained regarding strangers in all Eastern countries down to the present day. Joseph, however, who was well aware that his brethren were not spies, has been charged with cruel dissimulation, with a deliberate violation of what he knew to be the truth, in imputing to them such a character. But it must be remembered that he was sustaining the part of a ruler; and, in fact…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 One is not - An elliptical sentence, One is not alive.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 42:7-20

Joseph was hard upon his brethren, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that they had made away with him, and he gave them occasion to speak of their father and brother. God, in his providence, sometimes seems harsh with those he loves, and speaks roughly to those for whom yet he has great mercy in store. Joseph settled at last, that one of them…

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Genesis 42:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
שְׁנֵ֣יםshe.Neim[are] two [plus]H8147
עָשָׂר֩'a.SartenH6240
עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants yourH5650
אַחִ֧ים\׀'a.ChimbrothersH251
אֲנַ֛חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Neisons ofH1121
אִישׁ\־'ish-a manH376
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
כְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anCanaanH3667
וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
הַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.Tonthe young [brother]H6996
אֶת\־'et-[is] withH854
אָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nufather ourH1
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
וְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.Chadand the oneH259
אֵינֶֽנּוּ\׃'ei.Ne.nunot [is] heH369

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 42:13

  • Genesis 37:30

    And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

  • Genesis 44:20

    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.

  • Genesis 42:32

    We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

  • Genesis 43:7

    And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

  • Matthew 2:16

    Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

  • Jeremiah 31:15

    Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

  • Numbers 1:1-54

    And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls; From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. …

  • 1 Chronicles 2:1-8

    These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. …

  • Genesis 45:26

    And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.

  • Genesis 42:38

    And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

  • Genesis 46:8-27

    And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. …

  • Genesis 35:16-26

    And they journeyed from Beth–el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin. And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth–lehem. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thy servants.
11,32; 29:32-35; 30:6-24; 35:16-26; 43:7; 46:8-27; Ex 1:2-5
Nu 1:1-54; 10:1-36; 26:1-65; 34:1-29; 1Ch 2:1-8:40
one is not.
36,38; 37:30; 44:20,28; 45:26; Jer 31:15; La 5:7; Mt 2:16,18

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Context

  • Genesis 42:12

    And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

  • Genesis 42:13

    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.

  • Genesis 42:14

    And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

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Genesis 42:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y ellos respondieron: Tus siervos somos doce hermanos, hijos de un varón en la tierra de Canaán; y he aquí el menor está hoy con nuestro padre, y otro no parece.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils dirent: Tes serviteurs étaient douze frères; nous sommes fils d’un seul homme, au pays de Canaan; et voici, le plus jeune est aujourd’hui avec notre père, et l’un n’est plus.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie sprachen: Zwölf Brüder sind wir, deine Knechte, Söhne eines Mannes im Lande Kanaan; und siehe, der jüngste ist heute bei unserem Vater, und der eine ist nicht mehr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At illi: Duodecim, inquiunt, servi tui, fratres sumus, filii viri unius in terra Chanaan: minimus cum patre nostro est, alius non est super.