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Genesis 43:4

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Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

Bible in Basic English

If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

Douay-Rheims 1899

If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.

Free Bible Version

If you send our brother Benjamin with us then we'll go and buy food for you.

Geneva Bible 1599

If thou wilt sende our brother with vs, we will goe downe, and bye thee foode:

King James (Authorized) Version

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

One Unity Resource Bible

If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,

Translation for Translators

So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

World English Bible

If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food;

Young's Literal Translation

if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,

Context

The Return to Egypt with Benjamin

³But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’⁴If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.⁵But 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.’”

Summary

In Genesis 43:4, Judah expresses concern to his father Jacob about returning to Egypt to buy more food, as they were instructed by the Egyptian official. This verse reveals the tension and fear among Jacob's sons due to their previous encounter in Egypt, where they were accused of being spies. Judah's apprehension reflects the uncertainty and risk involved in their journey, highlighting the complexities of their situation. Despite their reluctance, they ultimately obey their father's command and embark on the trip, demonstrating a mix of faith and trepidation. This verse sets the stage for the unfolding events that lead to a significant reunion and reconciliation in the narrative of Joseph and his brothers.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down,.... This they said not as undutiful, and from a spirit of rebellion and disobedience to their father, or of stubbornness and obstinacy, but because they durst not go down, nor could they with any safety; they might expect to be taken up as spies, and put to death as they were threatened; and besides, it would be in vain, and to no purpose, since there was no likelihood of succeeding, or of getting any provision: for the man said unto us, ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you; which they repeat both for the confirmation of it, and as an apology for themselves, to clear them from any charge of unfaithfulness.

Genesis 43:4

The Return to Egypt with Benjamin

³But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’⁴If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.⁵But 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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Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

Bible in Basic English

If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

Douay-Rheims 1899

If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.

Free Bible Version

If you send our brother Benjamin with us then we'll go and buy food for you.

Geneva Bible 1599

If thou wilt sende our brother with vs, we will goe downe, and bye thee foode:

King James (Authorized) Version

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

One Unity Resource Bible

If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,

Translation for Translators

So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

World English Bible

If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food;

Young's Literal Translation

if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,