Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
This is how I will test you: I swear by Pharaoh's life that you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
This verse shows Joseph (disguised as an Egyptian official) testing his brothers by demanding they bring Benjamin to Egypt before he'll let them go home.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Genesis, Joseph had been sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and eventually rose to a position of great power as the governor of Egypt under Pharaoh. Years later, during a severe famine, his brothers traveled to Egypt to buy grain but did not recognize him when they appeared before him. Joseph devised this test, demanding they bring their youngest brother Benjamin to prove their honesty and ensure they were not spies, as part of his plan to reveal their changed hearts.
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