Genesis 43:5

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Genesis 43:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.’”

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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

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.’”

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ASV

American Standard Version

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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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 43

³ But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

⁴ If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

⁵ 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.’”

⁶ “Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

⁷ They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

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