Genesis 43:7

New Century Version

The brothers answered, “He questioned us carefully about ourselves and our family. He asked us, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We just answered his questions. How could we know he would ask us to bring our other brother to him?”

Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We are all sons of the same father. We are honest men, not spies.”

Genesis 42:13

And they said, “We are ten of twelve brothers, sons of the same father, and we live in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is there with our father right now, and our other brother is gone.”

Genesis 43:27

Joseph asked them how they were doing. He said, “How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said to Jacob, “The governor of that country strongly warned us, ‘If you don’t bring your brother back with you, you will not be allowed to see me.’

Genesis 43:6

Israel said, “Why did you tell the man you had another brother? You have caused me a lot of trouble.”

Genesis 44:19

When we were here before, you asked us, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’