Genesis 43:9

Faithfulness and loyalty Integrity Parents and children

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?

⁸ 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.

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.

¹¹ And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
KJV: 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:
WEB: I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever;
ASV: 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:
DARBY: I will be surety for him: of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and set him before thy face, then shall I be guilty toward thee for ever.
BLB: I myself will guarantee him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him [back] to you and set him before you, then I shall bear the blame to you all the days.

ÅB: for dersom vi ikke hadde drøyet så lenge, da kunne vi nå to ganger vært her igjen.
OTB: Jeg vil personlig garantere for hans sikkerhet; du kan holde meg ansvarlig. Hvis jeg ikke bringer ham tilbake og presenterer ham for deg, vil jeg bære skylden for alltid.
B1930: for dersom vi ikke hadde dryget så lenge, da kunde vi nu to ganger vært her igjen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Genesis 42:37
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
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Hebrews 7:22
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
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Philemon 1:18–19
If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
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Genesis 44:32–33
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
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Genesis 31:39
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
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Psalms 119:122
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
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Genesis 9:5
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
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Ezekiel 3:18
When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
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