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Genesis 42:34

32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

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BSB
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
KJV
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
WEB
Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’”
ASV
and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.
DARBY
and bring your youngest brother to me, and I shall know that ye are not spies, but are honest. Your brother will I give up to you; and ye may trade in the land.
BLB
And bring your⁺ youngest brother to me, and I shall know that you⁺ [are] not spies, but [that] you⁺ [are] honest. Your⁺ brother I will give to you⁺, and you⁺ may trade in the land.’”
ÅB
og kom så hit til meg med deres yngste bror, så jeg kan forstå at dere ikke er speidere, men ærlige folk! Da vil jeg gi dere deres bror igjen, og dere kan fritt dra omkring i landet.
OTB
Men bring deres yngste bror til meg, så jeg skal vite at dere ikke er spioner, men ærlige menn. Da vil jeg gi dere broren deres tilbake, og dere kan handle i landet.'"
B1930
og kom så hit til mig med eders yngste bror, så jeg kan forstå at I ikke er speidere, men ærlige folk! Da vil jeg gi eder eders bror igjen, og I kan fritt dra omkring i landet.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 34:10

    And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

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  • Genesis 34:21

    These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

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  • 1 Kings 10:15

    Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

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  • Ezekiel 17:4

    He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

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