Genesis 44:21 “Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see h…”

Genesis 44:21

Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

World English Bible

You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’

American Standard Version

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Now thou saidest vnto thy seruants, Bring him vnto me, that I may set mine eye vpon him.

Darby Translation

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.

Young's Literal Translation

'And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;

Bible in Basic English

And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.

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Cross references

“Bring”

Genesis 42:15 Genesis 42:20 Genesis 43:29

Genesis 42:15 · BSB

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.

Genesis 42:20 · BSB

Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

Genesis 43:29 · BSB

When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

“that I may”

Jeremiah 24:6 Jeremiah 40:4 Amos 9:4

Jeremiah 24:6 · BSB

I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.

Jeremiah 40:4 · BSB

But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Baby…

Amos 9:4 · BSB

Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

22So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

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