Genesis 44:21

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

And thou saidst {H559} unto thy servants {H5650}, Bring him down {H3381} unto me, that I may set {H7760} mine eyes {H5869} upon him.

But you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, so that I can see him.'

Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 42:15 (5 votes)

    Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

  • Genesis 42:20 (4 votes)

    But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

  • Genesis 43:29 (2 votes)

    And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, [Is] this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

  • Jeremiah 24:6 (2 votes)

    For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull [them] down; and I will plant them, and not pluck [them] up.

  • Amos 9:4 (2 votes)

    And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

  • Jeremiah 40:4 (2 votes)

    And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which [were] upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land [is] before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.