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Genesis 43:3

Judah

1 Now the famine was still severe in the land.

2 So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”

But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

5 But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
KJV
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.
WEB
Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did positively testify to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.
BLB
And Judah said to him, saying, “The man surely warned us, saying, ‘You⁺ shall not see my face unless your⁺ brother [is] with you⁺.’
ÅB
Dersom du vil sende vår bror med oss, vil vi dra ned og kjøpe korn til deg.
OTB
Juda svarte ham: «Mannen advarte oss strengt: ‘Dere skal ikke se mitt ansikt med mindre deres bror er med dere.’
B1930
Dersom du vil sende vår bror med oss, vil vi dra ned og kjøpe korn til dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 44:23

    But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

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  • Genesis 43:5

    But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”

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  • 2 Samuel 3:13

    “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

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  • 2 Samuel 14:32

    “Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”

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  • Acts 20:25

    Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

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  • Genesis 42:33–34

    Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.

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  • Acts 20:38

    They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

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  • Genesis 42:15–20

    And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

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