Genesis 43:4
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.”
3 But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
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.’”
6 “Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
- KJV
- If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
- WEB
- If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food;
- ASV
- If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
- DARBY
- If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;
- BLB
- If you send our brother with us, we will go down and we will buy for you food.
- ÅB
- Men dersom du ikke vil sende ham, vil vi ikke dra ned; for mannen sa til oss: Dere skal ikke komme for mine øyne uten deres bror er med.
- OTB
- Hvis du lar vår bror følge med oss, vil vi dra ned og kjøpe mat til deg.
- B1930
- Men dersom du ikke vil sende ham, vil vi ikke dra ned; for mannen sa til oss: I skal ikke komme for mine øine uten eders bror er med.