Genesis 42:13

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Summary

And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

Thy servants

Exodus 1:2

One is not

Matthew 2:16

General references

Genesis 37:30

Genesis 42:3

Bible References

Thy servants

We're all sons of a common father. We're honest men, your majesty. We're not spies!"

Leah conceived, bore a son, and named him Reuben, because she was saying, "The LORD had looked on my torture, so now my husband will love me."

Then Rachel said, "God has vindicated me! He has heard my voice and has given me a son." Therefore, she named him Dan.

Later, they set out from Beth-el. While still a long way from Ephrathah, Rachel started to have trouble giving birth.

"The man specifically asked about us and our relatives," they responded. "He asked us, "Is your father still alive?' and "Do you have another brother?' So we answered his questions. How could we have known that he would tell us to bring our brother back with us?"

Here's a list of the names of Israel's sons, that is, of Jacob and his sons who moved to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn;

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,

One is not

Their father Jacob told them, "You're causing me to lose my children! Joseph is gone. Now Simeon is gone, and you're planning to take Benjamin, too. Everything's going against me!"

returned to his brothers, and shouted, "He's not there! Now what? Where am I to go?"

and we answered Your Excellency, "We have an aged father and a younger child who was born when he was old. His brother is now dead, so he's the only surviving son of his mother. His father loves him.'

where they informed their father, "Joseph is still alive! As a matter of fact, he's ruling the entire land of Egypt." But Jacob didn't believe them, because he had become cynical.

This is what the LORD says: "A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter crying. Rachel is crying, and she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no longer alive."

Our ancestors sinned and no longer exist yet we continue to bear the consequences of their sin.

Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

General references

returned to his brothers, and shouted, "He's not there! Now what? Where am I to go?"

So ten of Joseph's brothers left to buy grain from Egypt.