Verse 4
Genesis 43:4
World English Bible
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If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִם יֶשְׁ/ךָ֛ מְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ אֶת אָחִ֖י/נוּ אִתָּ֑/נוּ נֵרְדָ֕ה וְ/נִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה לְ/ךָ֖ אֹֽכֶל
English Translation
If you will send your brother with us, we will go down and break bread for you.
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Chapter 43 Context
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The famine was severe in the land.
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When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go...
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Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless...
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If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,
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but if you’ll not send him, we’ll not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, u...
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Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”
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They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is y...
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Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may liv...
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I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set...
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for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”
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Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this. Take from the choice fruits of...
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and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your s...
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Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.
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May God (Elohim) Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other broth...
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The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went...
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When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the hou...
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The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.
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The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the mon...
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They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
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and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
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When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mout...
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We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sac...
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He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God (Elohim), and the God (Elohim) of your father,...
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The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gav...
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They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread the...
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When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowe...
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He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he...
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They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.
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He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youn...
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Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered in...
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He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”
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They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themsel...
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They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his yo...
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He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of th...
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