Genesis 42:15
Verse 15 of 38. The 42nd of 50 chapters in Genesis, in The Law.
11We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
13And 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.
14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
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.
17And he put them all together into ward three days.
18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
Genesis 42:15 in the 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.Read Genesis 42:15 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:15
See Neh. v. 15, So did not I, because of the fear of God.
Read Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:7–20: Joseph Speaks Roughly to His Brethren. (b. c. 1706.)
Pray Genesis 42:15 with someone reading it aloud.
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