Genesis 43:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?”
Genesis 43:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 43:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 43:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?””
Genesis 43:6 — World English Bible
Genesis 43:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? ”
Genesis 43:6 — American Standard Version
Genesis 43:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Israel saith, `Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'”
Genesis 43:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 43:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Israel said, Why did ye deal [so] ill with me [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? ”
Genesis 43:6 — Darby Translation
Genesis 43:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Israel sayd, Wherefore delt ye so euill with me, as to tell the man, whether ye had yet a brother or no?”
Genesis 43:6 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 43:6 in Context — Genesis 43
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?
8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
What Does Genesis 43:6 Mean?
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