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Genesis 44:21

19 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

20 And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

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

22 So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

23 But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
KJV
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
WEB
You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
ASV
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
DARBY
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.
BLB
And you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, and let me set my eye on him.’
ÅB
Og du sa til dine tjenere: Før ham ned til meg, så jeg kan få se ham med mine egne øyne!
OTB
Da sa du til dine tjenere, ‘Bring ham ned til meg så jeg kan se ham.’
B1930
Og du sa til dine tjenere: Før ham ned til mig, så jeg kan få se ham med mine egne øine!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 42:15

    And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

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  • Genesis 42:20

    Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

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  • Jeremiah 40:4

    But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”

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  • Amos 9:4

    Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”

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  • Genesis 43:29

    When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

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  • Jeremiah 24:6

    I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.

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