Orthodox Jewish Bible

Bereshis 42:11-17 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

11. We are all bnei ish echad; we are truthful ones, thy avadim are no meragelim.

12. And he said unto them, Lo, but to see the ervat ha'aretz ye came.

13. And they said, Thy avadim are Shneym Asar Achim, the bnei ish echad in Eretz Kena'an; and, hinei, the katon is today with Avinu, and one is not.

14. And Yosef said unto them, That is it just as I spoke unto you, Ye are meragelim;

15. Hereby ye shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth from here, except achichem hakaton (your youngest brother) come here.

16. Send one of you, and let him bring back achichem, and ye shall be kept prisoner, that your words may be tested, whether there be any emes in you; or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are meragelim (spies).

17. And he put them all together el-mishmar (in custody) shloshet yamim.