Genesis 42:34
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And 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.

traffick.

Genesis 34:10,21 And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it. . . .

1 Kings 10:15 Besides that which the men brought him that were over the tributes, and the merchants, and they that sold by retail, and all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the country.

Ezekiel 17:4 He cropped off the top of the twigs thereof: and carried it away into the land of Chanaan, and he set it in a city of merchants.

Context
Joseph's Brothers Return to Canaan
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.35When they had told this, they poured out their corn, and every man found his money tied in the mouth of his sack: and all being astonished together,…
Cross References
Genesis 34:10
And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it.

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.

Lexicon
But bring
וְ֠הָבִיאוּ (wə·hā·ḇî·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

your youngest
הַקָּטֹן֮ (haq·qā·ṭōn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6996: Small, young, unimportant

brother
אֲחִיכֶ֣ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

back to me
אֵלַי֒ (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

so I will know
וְאֵֽדְעָ֗ה (wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

that
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אַתֶּ֔ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

spies
מְרַגְּלִים֙ (mə·rag·gə·lîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7270: To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about

but
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

honest men.
כֵנִ֖ים (ḵê·nîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus

Then I will give your brother
אֲחִיכֶם֙ (’ă·ḥî·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

back to you,
אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

and you can trade
תִּסְחָֽרוּ׃ (tis·ḥā·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5503: To go around or about, travel about

in the land.’”
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land


Additional Translations
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that you are no spies, but that you are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and you shall traffic in the land.

and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.

And bring to me your younger brother; then I shall know that ye are not spies, but that ye are men of peace: and I will restore you your brother, and ye shall trade in the land.

and bring your youngest brother to me, and I shall know that ye are not spies, but are honest. Your brother will I give up to you; and ye may trade in the land.

and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: then will I deliver to you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"

and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye are not spies, but ye are right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'
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