Gênesis 42:13

13 Mas eles disseram: Nós, teus servos, somos doze irmãos, filhos de um homem da terra de Canaã; o mais novo está hoje com nosso pai, e outro já não existe.

Gênesis 42:13 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:13

And they said, thy servants [are] twelve brethren
Or rather, "were twelve", since one afterwards is said not to be: the sons of one man in the land of Canaan;
of Jacob, who dwelt there; this is said with the same view as before, to show the improbability of their being spies; and, behold, the youngest [is] this day with our father:
meaning Benjamin, whom Joseph was eager to hear of, and no doubt was glad to hear he was alive, and his father also, and that they were both together in the land of Canaan: and one [is] not;
is not in the land of the living, is dead; for so they thought Joseph was, who is the person intended, as appears from what both Reuben and Judah afterwards say, ( Genesis 42:22 ) ( 44:20 ) ; and yet he was before them, and was the person they were speaking to: this must be very striking and affecting to Joseph, who knew full well they meant himself.

Gênesis 42:13 In-Context

11 Nós somos todos filhos de um mesmo homem; somos homens de retidão; os teus servos não são espias.

12 Replicou-lhes: Não; antes viestes para ver a nudez da terra.

13 Mas eles disseram: Nós, teus servos, somos doze irmãos, filhos de um homem da terra de Canaã; o mais novo está hoje com nosso pai, e outro já não existe.

14 Respondeu-lhe José: É assim como vos disse; sois espias.

15 Nisto sereis provados: Pela vida de Faraó, não saireis daqui, a menos que venha para cá vosso irmão mais novo.