Genesis 43:3 Cross References - Thomson

³ Whereupon Judas spoke to him and said, The man who is the lord of the country solemnly protested saying, You shall not see my face, unless your youngest brother be with you.

¹⁵ By this you shall be proved. By the health of Pharao you shall not depart hence unless your youngest brother come hither. ¹⁶ Send one of you and bring your brother; but you must be confined, until your words be proved whether you speak true or not. If not, by the health of Pharao you are certainly spies. ¹⁷ So he committed them to prison three days. ¹⁸ And on the third day he said to them, Do this and live; for I fear God. ¹⁹ If you are men of peace let one brother of you be kept in confinement. As for the rest, go and carry back your purchase of provisions ²⁰ and bring your younger brother to me, so shall your words be believed. Unless you do this you shall die. On this occasion they acted thus;

³³ Upon which the man the lord of the country said to us, By this I shall know that you are men of peace. Leave here with me one brother; and taking the corn purchased for your family go ³⁴ and bring me your younger brother, then I shall know that you are not spies; but men of peace. And I will restore to you your brother and you may traffick in the land.

⁵ But if thou wilt not send our brother with us we will not go. For the man spoke to us saying, You shall not see my face unless your youngest brother be with you.

²³ Then thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your younger brother come down with you, you shall no more be admitted to see my face.

¹³ On which David said, Well, I will make a covenant with thee. But one thing I require of thee, and declare that thou shalt not see my face, unless thou bring Melchol the daughter of Saul, when thou comest to see me.

²⁴ And the king said, Let him return to his house, and not see my face. So Abessalom returned to his house, and did not see the king's face.

²⁸ And when Abessalom had dwelt two years at Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face,

³² And Abessalom said to Joab, Behold I sent to thee, saying, Come here that I may send thee to the king, saying, Why have I come from Gedsur? It was better for me to be there, as I have not yet seen the king's face. If indeed there be wickedness in me, put me to death.

³⁴ I have indeed seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and have heard their groaning and am come down to deliver them. Now therefore come, I will send thee to Egypt.

²⁵ And now behold I know that all you among whom I have gone proclaiming the reign of God, shall no more see my face;

³⁸ being more particularly afflicted at his having said, that they should see his face no more.