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brother

Meaning of “brother”

Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:2

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Genesis 42:16
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 42:16 · retained source text

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shalbe kept in prison, that your wordes may be proued, whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bound

Genesis 42:20
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 42:20 · retained source text

But bring your yongest brother vnto mee, so shall your wordes be verified, and yee shall not die: and they did so.

1611 marginal noteChap. 43.5.

Genesis 42:21
¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:21 · retained source text

¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guiltie concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soule, when he besought vs, and we would not heare: therefore is this distresse come vpon vs.

Genesis 42:34
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 42:34 · retained source text

And bring your yongest brother vnto me: then shall I know that you are no spies, but that you are true men: so will I deliuer you your brother, and ye shall traffique in the land.

Genesis 42:38
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 42:38 · retained source text

And he said, My sonne shall not goe downe with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischiefe befall him by the way in the which yee goe, then shall ye bring downe my gray haires with sorrow to the graue.

Genesis 43:3
And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 43:3 · retained source text

And Iudah spake vnto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest vnto vs, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. protesting he protested.

1611 marginal noteChap. 42.20.

Genesis 43:4
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 43:4 · retained source text

If thou wilt send our brother with vs, we will goe downe and buy thee food.

Genesis 43:5
But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 43:5 · retained source text

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not goe downe: for the man saide vnto vs, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

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