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Genesis 44:21

19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

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

22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

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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)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 42:15

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

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  • Genesis 42:20

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

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  • Jeremiah 40:4

    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.

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  • Amos 9:4

    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.

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  • Genesis 43:29

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 24:6

    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.

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