Genesis 43:7

New King James Version

But they said, “The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.”

Genesis 42:13

And they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and in fact, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.”

Genesis 43:27

Then 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 43:3

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

Genesis 43:6

And Israel said, “Why did you deal so wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you had still another brother?”

Genesis 44:19

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