Genesis 42:29-38
1599 Geneva Bible
29 ¶ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
30 The man who is lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and put us in prison as spies of the country.
31 And we said unto him, We are true men, and are no spies.
32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father: one [a]is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33 Then the lord of the country said unto us, Hereby shall I know if ye be true men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take food for the famine of your houses, and depart,
34 And bring your youngest brother unto me, that I may know that ye are no spies, but true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall occupy in the land.
35 ¶ And as they emptied their sacks, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw the bundles of their money, they were afraid.
36 Then Jacob their father said to them, Ye have robbed me of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin: all these things [b]are against [c]me.
37 Then Reuben answered his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee again: deliver him to mine hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
38 But he said, My son shall not go down with you: for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if death come unto him by the way which ye go, then ye shall bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.
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- Genesis 42:32 Or, cannot be found.
- Genesis 42:36 Or, light upon me.
- Genesis 42:36 For they seemed not to be touched with any love toward their brethren which increased his sorrow: and partly as appeareth he suspected them for Joseph.
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