Genesis 44:2 Cross References - Thomson

² and put my silver cup in the bag of the youngest along with the price of his corn. And Joseph's orders being punctually executed;

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.

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;

³² So they served up for him by himself and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who dined with him, by themselves. For the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews. For that to the Egyptians is an abomination.

² and thou shalt keep in remembrance all the way which the Lord thy God led thee in the wilderness, that he might afflict thee, and prove thee, and know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or not.

¹⁶ who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thou didst not know, and which was not known by thy fathers, that he might afflict thee, and try thee, and do thee good in thy latter days.

³ you shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or of that dreamer of dreams; for the Lord thy God trieth you, to know whether you love your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul.

¹⁶ Behold I send you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as the serpents and harmless as the doves.

⁸ I do not say this by way of command, but am, during the exertion of others, proving the genuineness of your love.