Genesis 42:20 - Plain English Version20 Then get your youngest brother, and bring him here to me. Then I will know that you told me the true story, and I will not kill you.” So Joseph’s brothers agreed to do what he said. But they still didn’t know that he was their brother Joseph. They still thought he was an Egypt man. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176920 but bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition20 But bring your youngest brother to me, so your words will be verified and you shall live. And they did so. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)20 and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible20 But bring your youngest brother back to me so that your words will prove true and you won’t die.” So they prepared to do this. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version20 And bring your youngest brother to me, so that I may be able to test your words, and you may not die." They did as he had said, Ver Capítulo |
After that, you have to get your youngest brother, and you have to bring him here to me. Then I will know that you are not my enemies. Yes, I will know that you are good men, and you didn’t lie to me. Then I will give your other brother back to you, the one that stayed here in Egypt country. And then I will let you buy and sell things in my country.’ ”
So I’m going to test you mob, to see if you are lying. You said, ‘Our youngest brother is with our father in Canaan country.’ All right, I want your youngest brother to come here, so that I can see him. I’m telling you strongly, if your brother doesn’t come here, I will not let you leave this place. Pharaoh, the big boss of this country, he is the one that gives me the power to promise that.”
Then Joseph said to them, “You told me that you are good men, and you don’t tell lies. So listen, this is what you have to do. Pick one man from your mob, and I will keep that man here in jail. The rest of you mob, you can go back to your home country. You can take food with you, and you can give that food to your families, because they are really hungry.
Then that man, the one that is in charge in Egypt, he said to us, ‘I’m going to test you mob, to see if those things you said are true. This is what you have to do. You have to pick one of your brothers to stay here with me. The rest of you mob can go back to your home country. You can take food with you, and give it to your families, because they are really hungry.
But Jacob’s son Judah said, “You know that we can’t go back to Egypt country without our youngest brother Benjamin. That man that is in charge of Egypt, he will not let us do that. Last time we went to Egypt, that man talked strongly to us, and he said, ‘You can only come back here if you bring your youngest brother with you.’ ”