Quotes about Brothers
And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
- Genesis 42:7
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
- Genesis 42:8
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
- Genesis 42:11
But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
- Genesis 42:13
Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!
- Genesis 42:14
So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
- Genesis 42:17
And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
- Genesis 42:22
And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
- Genesis 42:24
Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
- Genesis 42:25
and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
- Genesis 42:26
“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
- Genesis 42:28
When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
- Genesis 42:29