Genesis 42:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 42:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 42:20 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 42:20 — KJV
“But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.”
— Genesis 42:20 (KJV)
Genesis 42:20 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 42:20
“And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:20: bring, youngest, brother
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:20: bring, brother, words
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:20: brother, die
“He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. consecration: Heb. separation”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:20: brother, die
“Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 42:20: bring, die
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