Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. New Living Translation This is how I will test your story. I swear by the life of Pharaoh that you will never leave Egypt unless your youngest brother comes here! English Standard Version By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here. Berean Standard Bible And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. King James Bible Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. New King James Version In this manner you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. New American Standard Bible by this you will be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here! NASB 1995 by this you will be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here! NASB 1977 by this you will be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here! Legacy Standard Bible by this you will be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here! Amplified Bible In this way you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here! Christian Standard Bible This is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. American Standard Version hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. Contemporary English Version and I'm going to find out the truth. I swear by the life of the king that you won't leave this place until your youngest brother comes here. English Revised Version hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is how you'll be tested: I solemnly swear, as surely as Pharaoh lives, that you won't leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. Good News Translation This is how you will be tested: I swear by the name of the king that you will never leave unless your youngest brother comes here. International Standard Version So here's how we'll test you. You can bet the life of Pharaoh that you're not leaving here until your youngest brother comes here! Majority Standard Bible And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. NET Bible You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here. New Heart English Bible This is how you will be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you will not leave from here until your youngest brother comes here. Webster's Bible Translation By this ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother shall come hither. World English Bible By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go out from here, unless your youngest brother comes here. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionby this you are proved: [as] Pharaoh lives, if you go out from this—except by your young brother coming here; Young's Literal Translation by this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this -- except by your young brother coming hither; Smith's Literal Translation In this ye shall be proved; Pharaoh living, if ye shall go forth from here except in the coming of your brother, the little one hither. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI shall now presently try what you are: by the health of Pharao you shall not depart hence, until your youngest brother come. Catholic Public Domain Version I will now continue to put you to the test. By the health of Pharaoh, you will not depart from here, until your youngest brother arrives. New American Bible This is how you shall be tested: I swear by the life of Pharaoh that you shall not leave here unless your youngest brother comes here. New Revised Standard Version Here is how you shall be tested: as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBy this you shall be proved; by the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth from this place, except your younger brother comes here. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated In this you will be proven; by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go out from here unless your little brother comes here. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. Brenton Septuagint Translation herein shall ye be manifested; by the health of Pharao, ye shall not depart hence, unless your younger brother come hither. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt…14Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies! 15And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. 16Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”… Cross References Genesis 44:17 But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.” Genesis 43:3-5 But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ / If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you. / But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’” Genesis 44:9-10 If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.” / “As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.” Genesis 44:23 But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’ Genesis 44:31-34 sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow. / Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’ / Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers. ... Genesis 45:1-3 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. / But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it. / Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence. Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. Exodus 1:8-10 Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.” Exodus 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Numbers 32:23 But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out. Deuteronomy 19:15 A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 1 Kings 3:16-28 At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. / One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house. / On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us. ... 2 Kings 5:25-27 When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied. / But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants? / Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow. Proverbs 12:19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Isaiah 11:3-4 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, / but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. Treasury of Scripture Hereby you shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come here. By the life. Genesis 42:7,12,16,30 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food… Deuteronomy 6:13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 1 Samuel 1:26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. except. Genesis 42:20,34 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so… Genesis 43:3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. Genesis 44:20-34 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him… Jump to Previous Except Forth Hence Hereby Hither Life Pharaoh Proof Proved Surely Test Tested Unless Way Young YoungestJump to Next Except Forth Hence Hereby Hither Life Pharaoh Proof Proved Surely Test Tested Unless Way Young YoungestGenesis 42 1. Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.16. They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies. 18. They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21. They have remorse for Joseph. 24. Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25. They return with grain, and their money. 29. Their relation to Jacob. 36. Jacob refuses to send Benjamin. And this is how you will be tested The phrase "you will be tested" comes from the Hebrew root "bachan," which means to examine or prove. In the context of Joseph's dealings with his brothers, this testing is not merely a trial but a means of revealing the truth and intentions of their hearts. Historically, testing was a common practice in ancient times to determine loyalty and truthfulness. Joseph, now a powerful figure in Egypt, uses this method to discern his brothers' integrity and repentance. As surely as Pharaoh lives you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And this is howבְּזֹ֖את (bə·zōṯ) Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, you will be tested: תִּבָּחֵ֑נוּ (tib·bā·ḥê·nū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 974: To test, to investigate As surely as Pharaoh פַרְעֹה֙ (p̄ar·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings lives, חֵ֤י (ḥê) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life you shall not אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not leave תֵּצְא֣וּ (tê·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim this מִזֶּ֔ה (miz·zeh) Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that place unless כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction your youngest הַקָּטֹ֖ן (haq·qā·ṭōn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant brother אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) comes בְּב֛וֹא (bə·ḇō·w) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go here. הֵֽנָּה׃ (hên·nāh) Adverb Strong's 2008: Hither, thither Links Genesis 42:15 NIVGenesis 42:15 NLT Genesis 42:15 ESV Genesis 42:15 NASB Genesis 42:15 KJV Genesis 42:15 BibleApps.com Genesis 42:15 Biblia Paralela Genesis 42:15 Chinese Bible Genesis 42:15 French Bible Genesis 42:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 42:15 By this you shall be tested (Gen. 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