Genesis 43:5
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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.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.’”
In other translations
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.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.’”
Hebrew words
וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518אֵינְךָ'einekhanot youH369מְשַׁלֵּחַmeshaleach[are] sending [him]H7971לֹאlo'notH3808נֵרֵדneredwe will go downH3381כִּי־ki-forH3588הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376אָמַר'amarhe saidH559אֵלֵינוּ'eleinuto usH413לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִרְאוּtir'uyou will seeH7200פָנַיfanaiface myH6440בִּלְתִּיbiltiexceptH1115אֲחִיכֶם'achikhembrother yourH251אִתְּכֶם׃'itekhem[is] with youH854
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 44:26And 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.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.’
- Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Genesis 42:38And 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.But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
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