Genesis 42:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁵ By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ You shall be proved by this test: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go away from here unless your youngest brother comes here.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ But here is how to prove yourselves: As Pharaoh lives, you won’t leave here until your youngest brother arrives.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ I will now continue to put you to the test. By the health of Pharaoh, you will not depart from here, until your youngest brother arrives.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ I shall now presently try what you are. By the health of Pharao, you shall not depart hence, until your youngest brother come.

Genesis 42:15 Cross References

Genesis 42:12

He said to them, “No, it is the weakness of the land that you have come to see.”

Genesis 42:14

But Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you, you are spies.

Genesis 42:16

Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”

Genesis 42:20

and bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so.

Genesis 42:30

“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land.

Genesis 42:34

Bring your youngest brother to me; then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver to you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.’ ”

Genesis 42:7

Joseph saw his brothers, and knew them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5

but if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Jeremiah 5:2

Though they say, “As the Lord lives,” yet they swear falsely.

Jeremiah 5:7

“How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and have sworn by those who are no gods. When I fed them to the full, they committed adultery and trooped to the houses of harlots.

Deuteronomy 6:13

You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve him, and swear by his name.

James 5:12

But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no be no, that you may not fall under condemnation.

1 Samuel 1:26

And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord.

1 Samuel 17:55

When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I cannot tell.”

1 Samuel 20:3

But David replied, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he thinks, ‘Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”