KJV ORIGINAL
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
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.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
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
Joseph, now a powerful ruler in Egypt, is speaking to his ten brothers who have come to buy grain during a severe famine. The brothers don't recognize Joseph, whom they had sold into slavery years earlier. Joseph is testing them to see if they've changed and to ensure he can see his younger brother Benjamin.
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