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Genesis 44:25

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

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.

27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

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BSB
Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’
KJV
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
WEB
Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’
ASV
And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
DARBY
And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
BLB
And our father said, ‘Return; buy for us a little food.’
ÅB
Og vår far sa: dra avsted igjen og kjøp litt korn til oss!
OTB
Vår far befalte oss, ‘Gå tilbake og kjøp litt mer mat.’
B1930
Og vår far sa: dra avsted igjen og kjøp litt korn til oss!

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Cross references

  • Genesis 43:2

    And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

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  • Genesis 43:5

    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.

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