Genesis 42:16
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.
Genesis 42:16 in other translations
| BSB | Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!” |
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| WEB | Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.” |
| ASV | Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. |
| YLT | send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye, remain ye bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you: and if not--Pharaoh liveth! surely ye are spies;' |
| DARBY | Send one of you, that he may fetch your brother, but ye shall be imprisoned, and your words shall be put to the proof, whether the truth is in you; and if not, as Pharaoh lives, ye are spies. |
| BBE | Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret. |
| Webster | Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. |
What does Genesis 42:16 mean?
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…
Genesis 42:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 42:16
- Genesis 42:11
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
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Context
- 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.
- Genesis 42:16
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.
- Genesis 42:17
And he put them all together into ward three days.
Genesis 42:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Enviad uno de vosotros, y traiga á vuestro hermano; y vosotros quedad presos, y vuestras palabras serán probadas, si hay verdad con vosotros: y si no, vive Faraón, que sois espías. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Envoyez l’un de vous, et qu’il aille chercher votre frère; et vous, vous serez liés, et vos paroles seront mises à l’épreuve, pour voir si la vérité est avec vous: sinon, vie du Pharaon! certainement vous êtes des espions. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sendet einen von euch hin, daß er euren Bruder hole; ihr aber bleibet gefangen, und eure Worte sollen geprüft werden, ob Wahrheit bei euch ist; und wenn nicht beim Leben des Pharao! so seid ihr Kundschafter. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Mittite ex vobis unum, et adducat eum: vos autem eritis in vinculis, donec probentur quæ dixistis utrum vera an falsa sint: alioquin per salutem Pharaonis exploratores estis. |