Genesis 43:7

The Message

They said, “The man pressed us hard, asking pointed questions about our family: ‘Is your father alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered his questions. How did we know that he’d say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

Cross References

Genesis 42:13

They said, “There were twelve of us brothers—sons of the same father in the country of Canaan. The youngest is with our father, and one is no more.”

Genesis 43:27

Joseph welcomed them and said, “And your old father whom you mentioned to me, how is he? Is he still alive?”

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said, “The man warned us most emphatically, ‘You won’t so much as see my face if you don’t have your brother with you.’ If you’re ready to release our brother to go with us, we’ll go down and get you food. But if you’re not ready, we aren’t going. What would be the use? The man told us, ‘You won’t so much as see my face if you don’t have your brother with you.’”

Genesis 43:6

Israel said, “Why are you making my life so difficult! Why did you ever tell the man you had another brother?”