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Genesis 43:8

IsraelJudah
Courage and strength

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?

And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

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BSB
And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.
KJV
And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
WEB
Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.
ASV
And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
DARBY
And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both we and thou and our little ones.
BLB
And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and let us arise and let us go and we will live and not die, both we and you [and] also our little ones.
ÅB
Jeg skal svare for ham, av meg kan du kreve ham; dersom jeg ikke har ham med tilbake til deg og stiller ham for ditt ansikt, da vil jeg være din skyldner alle mine dager;
OTB
Da sa Juda til sin far Israel: «Send gutten med meg, så vil vi dra av sted med en gang, så vi, du og våre barn kan leve og ikke dø.
B1930
Jeg skal svare for ham, av mig kan du kreve ham; dersom jeg ikke har ham med tilbake til dig og stiller ham for ditt ansikt, da vil jeg være din skyldner alle mine dager;

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Cross references

  • Genesis 42:2

    And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:6

    Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

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  • 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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  • Genesis 50:21

    Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

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  • Numbers 14:31

    But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.

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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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  • Psalms 118:17

    I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

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