Genesis 42:15

Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan

¹⁴ But Joseph told them, "It is just as I said to you: You are spies! ¹⁵ You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here. ¹⁶ One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"

Pharaoh

1 Samuel 17:55

Now as Saul watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the general in command of the army, "Whose son is this young man, Abner?" Abner replied, "As surely as you live, O king, I don't know."

Genesis 42:7

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food."

Genesis 42:12

"No," he insisted, "but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable."

Genesis 42:16

One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"

Genesis 42:20

But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified and you will not die." They did as he said.

Genesis 42:30

"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.

Genesis 42:34

But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.'"

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'

Genesis 44:20-34

We said to my lord, 'We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy's brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother's sons left, and his father loves him.'

Deuteronomy 6:13

You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

1 Samuel 1:26

She said, "Just as surely as you are alive, my lord, I am the woman who previously stood here with you in order to pray to the Lord.

1 Samuel 20:3

Taking an oath, David again said, "Your father is very much aware of the fact that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, 'Don't let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.' But as surely as the Lord lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!"

Jeremiah 5:2

These people make promises in the name of the Lord. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie."

Jeremiah 5:7

The Lord asked, "How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? Your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. Even though I supplied all their needs, they were like an unfaithful wife to me. They went flocking to the houses of prostitutes.

Matthew 5:33-37

"Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

Matthew 23:16-22

"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.'

James 5:12

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.