Génesis 42:16

16 Enviad uno de vosotros, y traiga a vuestro hermano; y vosotros quedad presos, y vuestras palabras serán probadas, si la verdad está con vosotros; y si no, vive el Faraón, que sois espías

Génesis 42:16 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:16

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother
He proposes that one of them might be sent by them to their father's house, and bring, Benjamin down to Egypt: and ye shall be kept in prison;
the rest of them till he came: that your words may be proved, whether [there be any] truth in you;
by this it would be seen whether they were men of truth and honesty or not; and should their brother be brought they would appear to be good men and true: or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely ye [are] spies;
should not their brother they spoke of be produced, it would be a plain case that they were not the honest men they pretended to be, nor did they come merely to buy corn, but had an ill intention.

Génesis 42:16 In-Context

14 Y José les dijo: Eso es lo que os he dicho, afirmando que sois espías

15 En esto seréis probados: Vive el Faraón que no saldréis de aquí, sino cuando vuestro hermano menor viniere aquí

16 Enviad uno de vosotros, y traiga a vuestro hermano; y vosotros quedad presos, y vuestras palabras serán probadas, si la verdad está con vosotros; y si no, vive el Faraón, que sois espías

17 Y los juntó en la cárcel por tres días

18 Y al tercer día les dijo José: Haced esto, y vivid. Yo temo a Dios