Genesis 43:7

The Scriptures 2009

And they said, “The man kept asking about us and our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we informed him according to these words. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We are all one man’s sons, we are trustworthy, 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 Kena‛an. And see, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.”

Genesis 43:27

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

Genesis 43:3

But Yehuḏah spoke to him, saying, “The man vehemently warned us, saying, ‘You do not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Genesis 43:6

And Yisra’ĕl said, “Why did you do evil to me to inform the man that you still had another brother?”

Genesis 44:19

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