Genesis 42:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But Jacob did not send Joseph's younger brother Benjamin with them; he was afraid that something might happen to him.

Cross References

Genesis 3:22

The LORD said, “These people now know the difference between right and wrong, just as we do. But they must not be allowed to eat fruit from the tree that lets them live for ever.”

Genesis 42:3

Ten of Joseph's brothers went to Egypt to buy grain.

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob said, “I won't let my son Benjamin go down to Egypt with the rest of you. His brother is already dead, and he is the only son I have left. I am an old man, and if anything happens to him on the way, I'll die from sorrow, and all of you will be to blame.”

Genesis 43:14

When you go in to see the governor, I pray that God All-Powerful will be good to you and that the governor will let your other brother and Benjamin come back home with you. If I must lose my children, I suppose I must.

Genesis 43:29

When Joseph looked around and saw his brother Benjamin, he said, “This must be your youngest brother, the one you told me about. God bless you, my son.”