Genesis 43:7

Modern English Version

And they said, “The man asked us directly about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered his questions. How could we even know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

Cross References

Genesis 43:3

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

Genesis 43:27

He asked them about their well-being and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

Genesis 42:13

They said, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no longer living.”

Genesis 43:6

Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly as to tell the man that you had another brother?”

Genesis 44:19

My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father or a brother?’

Genesis 42:11

We are all one man’s sons. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies.”