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Bible Verses About Brother

25 verses · 5 aspects

Key Bible Verses

  1. And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

  2. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

  3. And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned over his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

  4. And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

  5. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

  6. And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another.

  7. And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

  8. Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

  9. And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

  10. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

  11. And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

  12. And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

  13. And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

  14. And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

  15. Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

  16. And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.

  17. And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph’s knees.

  18. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  19. And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

  20. If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her.

  21. And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

  22. And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto me.

  23. Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her;

  24. then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother’s house.

  25. And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.