Genesis 42:15

Easy To Read Version

But I will let you prove that you are telling the truth. In the name of Pharaoh, I swear that I won’t let you go until your youngest brother comes here.

Cross References

Genesis 42:12

Then Joseph said to them, “No! You have come to learn where we are weak.”

Genesis 42:14

But Joseph said to them, “No! I can see I am right. You are spies.

Genesis 42:16

I’ll let one of you go back and bring your youngest brother here to me while the others will stay here in prison. We will see if you are telling the truth. But I believe you are spies.”

Genesis 42:20

But then you must bring your youngest brother back here to me. Then I will know that you are telling the truth and you won’t have to die.”

Genesis 42:30

They said, “The governor of that country spoke rudely to us. He thought that we were spies!

Genesis 42:34

Then bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know if you are honest men, or if you were sent from an army to destroy us. If you are telling the truth, I will give your brother back to you. I will give him to you, and you will be free to buy grain in our country.’”

Genesis 42:7

Joseph saw his brothers. Joseph recognized them, but he acted like he didn’t know them. He was rude when he spoke to them. He said, “Where do you come from?”

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said to Jacob, “But the governor of that country warned us. He said, ‘If you don’t bring your brother back to me, then I will refuse to talk to you.’

Genesis 43:5

But if you refuse to send Benjamin, then we will not go. That man warned us to not come back without him.”

Jeremiah 5:2

The people make promises and say, ‘As the Lord lives.’ But they don’t really mean it.”

Jeremiah 5:7

\{God said,\}\par “Judah, give me one good reason\par why I should forgive you.\par Your children have abandoned me.\par They made promises to idols\par And those idols are not really gods!\par I gave your children everything they needed.\par But they still were unfaithful to me!\par They spent much time with prostitutes.\par

Deuteronomy 6:13

Respect the Lord your God and serve only him. And you must use only his name to make promises. {Don’t use the names of false gods!}

James 5:12

My brothers and sisters, it is very important that you not use an oath when you make a promise. Don’t use the name of heaven, earth, or anything else to prove what you say. When you mean yes, say only “yes.” When you mean no, say only “no.” Do this so that you will not be judged guilty.

1 Samuel 1:26

Hannah said to Eli, “Pardon me, sir. I am the same woman that stood near you praying to the Lord. I promise that I am telling the truth.

1 Samuel 17:55

Saul watched David go out to fight Goliath. Saul spoke to Abner, the commander of the army. “Abner, who is that young man’s father?”

1 Samuel 20:3

But David answered, “Your father knows very well that I am your friend. Your father said to himself, ‘Jonathan must not know about it. If he knows, he will tell David.’ But as sure as you and the Lord are alive, I am very close to death!”