Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 42:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 42:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 42:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written Genesis, the ruler wanted to be sure the brothers were honest, so he asked them to leave one brother with him and take food back home. This way, they could prove they were telling the truth.

Genesis 42:33: And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye [are] true [men]; leave one of your brethren [here] with me, and take [food for] the famine of your households, and be gone:

Contradiction with Genesis 42:11

This verse claims that the brothers are "true men" and not spies, contradicting Genesis 42:33 where they recount Joseph's accusations against them.

Genesis 42:11: We [are] all one man's sons; we [are] true [men], thy servants are no spies.

Contradiction with Genesis 42:17

This verse states Joseph put them in prison for three days, which contradicts their narrative in Genesis 42:33 where they do not mention this duration in their account to Jacob.

Genesis 42:17: And he put them all together into ward three days. [put: Heb. gathered]

Contradiction with Genesis 42:24

Joseph weeps privately, and in secret binds Simeon before their eyes, while in Genesis 42:33 the brothers omit these emotional and significant actions in their recounting to Jacob.

Genesis 42:24: And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

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