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Genesis 43:5

3 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.

4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

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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 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.’”
KJV
But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
WEB
but if you don’t send him, we won’t go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”
ASV
but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
DARBY
but if thou do not send [him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.
BLB
But if you are not sending [him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You⁺ shall not see my face unless your⁺ brother [is] with you⁺.’”
ÅB
Da sa Israel: Hvorfor har dere gjort så ille mot meg og fortalt mannen at dere har enda en bror?
OTB
Men hvis du ikke sender ham, vil vi ikke dra ned, for mannen sa til oss: ‘Dere skal ikke se mitt ansikt med mindre deres bror er med dere.’»
B1930
Da sa Israel: Hvorfor har I gjort så ille mot mig og fortalt mannen at I har ennu en bror?

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Cross references

  • Genesis 42:38

    And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

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  • Genesis 44:26

    And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.

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  • Exodus 20:12

    Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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