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.

Send {H7971} one {H259} of you, and let him fetch {H3947} your brother {H251}, and ye shall be kept in prison {H631}, that your words {H1697} may be proved {H974}, whether there be any truth {H571} in {H854} you: or else {H3808} by the life {H2416} of Pharaoh {H6547} surely ye are spies {H7270}.

Send one of you, and let him bring your brother. Meanwhile, you will be kept in custody. This will prove whether there is any truth in what you say. Otherwise, as Pharaoh lives, you are certainly spies."

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!”

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.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 42:11 (3 votes)

    We [are] all one man's sons; we [are] true [men], thy servants are no spies.