Génesis 42:8-18

8 Y José reconoció a sus hermanos, pero ellos no le reconocieron

9 Entonces se acordó José de los sueños que había soñado de ellos, y les dijo: Espías sois; para ver lo descubierto de la tierra habéis venido

10 Y ellos le respondieron: No, señor mío; mas tus siervos han venido a comprar alimentos

11 Todos nosotros somos hijos de un varón; somos hombres de la verdad; tus siervos nunca fueron espías

12 Y él les dijo: No; a ver lo descubierto del país habéis venido

13 Ellos respondieron: Tus siervos somos doce hermanos, hijos de un varón en la tierra de Canaán; y he aquí el menor está hoy con nuestro padre, y el otro ha desaparecido

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

Génesis 42:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 42

This chapter relates how that Jacob having heard there was corn in Egypt, sent all his sons but Benjamin thither to buy corn, Ge 42:1-5; and coming before Joseph, they bowed to him, and he knowing them, though they knew not him, spoke roughly to them, and charged them with being spies, Ge 42:6-9; they in their defence urged that they were the sons of one man in Canaan, with whom their youngest brother was left, on which Joseph ordered them to send for him, to prove them true men, Ge 42:10-16; and put them all into prison for three days, and then released them, and sent them away to fetch their brother, Ge 42:17-20; this brought to mind their treatment of Joseph, and they confessed their guilt to each other, which Joseph heard, and greatly affected him, they supposing he understood them not, and before he dismissed them bound Simeon before their eyes, whom he retained till they returned, Ge 42:21-24; then he ordered his servants to fill their sacks with corn, and put each man's money in his sack, which one of them on the road found, opening his sack for provender, filled them all with great surprise and fear, Ge 42:25-28; upon their return to Jacob they related all that had befallen them, and particularly that the governor insisted on having Benjamin brought to him, Ge 42:29-34; their sacks being opened, all their money was found in them, which greatly distressed them and Jacob also, who was very unwilling to let Benjamin go, though Reuben offered his two sons as pledges for him, and himself to be a surety, Ge 42:35-38.