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Genesis 44:26

24 Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.

25 Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’

But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’

27 And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

28 When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.

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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 we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
KJV
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.
WEB
We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother is with us.’
ASV
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, expect our youngest brother be with us.
DARBY
But we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.
BLB
And we said, ‘We are not able to go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down. For we are not able to see the face of the man, and our youngest brother [is] not with us.’
ÅB
Da sa vi: Vi kan ikke dra ned, men dersom vår yngste bror er med oss, da vil vi dra ned; for vi kan ikke komme mannen for øye uten at vår yngste bror er med.
OTB
Men vi sa, ‘Vi kan ikke dra ned med mindre vår yngste bror er med oss. Vi kan ikke se mannens ansikt med mindre han er med oss.’
B1930
Da sa vi: Vi kan ikke dra ned, men dersom vår yngste bror er med oss, da vil vi dra ned; for vi kan ikke komme mannen for øie uten at vår yngste bror er med.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 43:4–5

    If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

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  • Luke 11:7

    And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

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