Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he said to us: Hereby shall I know that you are peaceable men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take ye necessary provision for your houses, and go your ways, Genesis 42:15,19,20 I shall now presently try what you are: by the health of Pharao, you shall not depart hence, until your youngest brother come. . . . Context Joseph's Brothers Return to Canaan…32We are twelve brethren born of one father: one is not living, the youngest is with our father in the land of Chanaan. 33And he said to us: Hereby shall I know that you are peaceable men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take ye necessary provision for your houses, and go your ways,34And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may know you are not spies: and you may receive this man again, that is kept in prison: and afterwards may have leave to buy what you will.… Cross References Genesis 42:19 If you be peaceable men, let one of your brethren be bound in prison: and go ye your ways, and carry the corn that you have bought, unto your houses. Genesis 42:20 And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may find your words to be true, and you may not die. They did as he had said. Genesis 42:32 We are twelve brethren born of one father: one is not living, the youngest is with our father in the land of Chanaan. Lexicon Then the manהָאִישׁ֙ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person who is the lord אֲדֹנֵ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller of the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to us, אֵלֵ֗ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to ‘This is how בְּזֹ֣את (bə·zōṯ) Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, I will know אֵדַ֔ע (’ê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know whether כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתֶּ֑ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are honest: כֵנִ֖ים (ḵê·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus Leave הַנִּ֣יחוּ (han·nî·ḥū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, one הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first brother אֲחִיכֶ֤ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) with me, אִתִּ֔י (’it·tî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among take קְח֥וּ (qə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take food to relieve the hunger רַעֲב֥וֹן (ra·‘ă·ḇō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7459: Hunger, lack of food, famine of your households, בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם (bāt·tê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house and go. וָלֵֽכוּ׃ (wā·lê·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk Additional Translations Then the man who is the lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, Hereby shall I know that you are true men; leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone: And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way; And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Herein shall I know that ye are peaceable; leave one brother here with me, and having taken the corn ye have purchased for your family, depart. And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Hereby shall I know that ye are honest: leave one of your brethren with me, and take [for] the hunger of your households, and go, And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren with me, and take corn for the famine of your houses, and go your way: And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and depart: The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way. And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye are right men -- one of your brethren leave with me, and for the famine of your houses take ye and go, Jump to Previous Corn Country Depart Families Famine Food Grain Hereby Honest Households Houses Kept Leave Needs Ruler True. Upright Way WhetherJump to Next Corn Country Depart Families Famine Food Grain Hereby Honest Households Houses Kept Leave Needs Ruler True. Upright Way WhetherExternal Links Genesis 42:33 NIVGenesis 42:33 NLT Genesis 42:33 ESV Genesis 42:33 NASB Genesis 42:33 ASV Genesis 42:33 Bible Apps Genesis 42:33 Biblia Paralela Genesis 42:33 Chinese Bible Genesis 42:33 French Bible Genesis 42:33 German Bible Alphabetical: and are brothers By famine food for go grain here honest households how I is know land Leave lord man me men of one over said starving take that the Then This to us whether who will with you your OT Law: Genesis 42:33 The man the lord of the land (Gen. 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