Genesis 43:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 43:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 43:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 43:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.’””
Genesis 43:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 43:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 43:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 43:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if thou art not sending--we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother <FI>being<Fi> with you.'”
Genesis 43:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 43:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but if thou do not send [him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you. ”
Genesis 43:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 43:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But if thou wilt not send him, we wil not go downe: for the man said vnto vs, Looke me not in the face, except your brother be with you.”
Genesis 43:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 43:5 in Context — Genesis 43
3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
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.
6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
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?
What Does Genesis 43:5 Mean?
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