Genesis 42:20

42:20 But you must bring ¹  your youngest brother to me. Then ²  your words will be verified ³  and you will not die.” They did as he said. ⁴ 

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¹ tn The imperfect here has an injunctive force.

² tn After the injunctive imperfect, this imperfect with vav indicates purpose or result.

³ tn The Niphal form of the verb has the sense of “to be faithful; to be sure; to be reliable.” Joseph will test his brothers to see if their words are true.

⁴ tn Heb “and they did so.”