And Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as a stranger to them and spoke harshly to them, and he said to them, Where have you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

And he said to them, No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.

Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proven to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!

The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and took us for spies in the land.

You shall fear Jehovah your God and serve Him, and swear by His name.

And she said, O my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here to pray unto Jehovah.

Now when Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.

And David swore and said, Your father has perceived to know that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. But surely, as Jehovah lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.

And though they say, As Jehovah lives; surely they swear falsely.

How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken Me, and have sworn by those that are not gods. When I adjured them, then they committed adultery, and gathered themselves by troops in a harlot's house.

Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.

nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

But let your word be Yes, yes; No, no. For whatever is more than these is from evil.

Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is a debtor.

And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it is a debtor.

Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.

And he who swears by Heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.

But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your Yes, be Yes, and your No, No, so that you do not fall under condemnation.

And bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die. And they did so.

And bring your youngest brother to me; so I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest. I will give your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.

And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man solemnly charged us, saying, You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.

And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.

And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

And it came to pass, when we went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord.

And we said, We cannot go down; if our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down; for we may not see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.

and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn to pieces; and I have not seen him since.

Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his soul is bound up in the lad's soul,

For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the guilt before my father for all time.

For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?