Genesis 43:7

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They answered, “The man kept asking about us and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we possibly know he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We’re all sons of one man. We’re honest men, not spies.”

Genesis 42:13

They answered him, “We were 12 brothers, sons of one man in Canaan. The youngest brother stayed with our father, and the other one is no longer with us.”

Genesis 43:27

He asked them how they were. Then he said, “You told me about your elderly father. How is he? Is he still alive?”

Genesis 43:3

Judah said to him, “The man gave us a severe warning: ‘You won’t be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:6

Israel asked, “Why have you made trouble for me by telling the man you had another brother?”

Genesis 44:19

Sir, you asked us, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’