Verse 20
Genesis 43:20
Darby Translation
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and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְר֖וּ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֑/י יָרֹ֥ד יָרַ֛דְנוּ בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֖ה לִ/שְׁבָּר אֹֽכֶל
English Translation
And they said, "My lord, we will go down at first to buy food."
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Chapter 43 Context
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And the famine was grievous in the land.
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And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that...
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And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did positively testify to us, saying, Ye shall not see my fa...
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If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;
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but if thou do not send [him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face...
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And Israel said, Why did ye deal [so] ill with me [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
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And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father ye...
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And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may liv...
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I will be surety for him: of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and set him...
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For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice.
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And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land...
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And take other money in your hand, and the money that was returned to you in the mouth of your sacks...
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And take your brother, and arise, go again to the man.
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And the Almighty God (Elohim) give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brothe...
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And the men took that gift, and took double money in their hand, and Benjamin, and rose up, and went...
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And Joseph saw Benjamin with them, and said to the [man] who was over his house, Bring the men into...
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And the man did as Joseph had said; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
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And the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house, and said, Because of the mone...
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And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the h...
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and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.
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And it came to pass when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, [every] man's mon...
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And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in ou...
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And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God (Elohim), and the God (Elohim) of your father, has...
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And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave water, and they washed their feet; and he...
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And they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon; for they had heard that they should eat br...
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When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed t...
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And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well the old man of whom ye spoke? Is h...
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And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance.
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And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your you...
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And Joseph made haste, for his bowels burned for his brother; and he sought [a place] to weep, and h...
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And he washed his face, and came out, and controlled himself, and said, Set on bread.
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And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with h...
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And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to hi...
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And he had portions carried to them from before him. And Benjamin's portion was five times greater t...
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