Verse 9
Genesis 43:9
American Standard Version
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I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Original Language Text
hebrew
אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔/נּוּ מִ/יָּדִ֖/י תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑/נּוּ אִם לֹ֨א הֲבִיאֹתִ֤י/ו אֵלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ וְ/הִצַּגְתִּ֣י/ו לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/חָטָ֥אתִֽי לְ/ךָ֖ כָּל הַ/יָּמִֽים
English Translation
I will be a guarantor for him; if I do not bring him to you and set him before you, I will bear the blame before you all the days.
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Chapter 43 Context
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And the famine was sore in the land.
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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their fat...
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And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my...
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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 wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my fa...
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And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye 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 straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is y...
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And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may l...
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I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set h...
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for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.
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And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the l...
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and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry...
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take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
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and God (Elohim) Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other bro...
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And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up,...
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And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the...
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And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men to Joseph`s house.
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And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph`s house; and they said, Because of the...
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And they came near to the steward of Joseph`s house, and they spake unto him at the door of the hous...
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and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
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and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every...
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And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food: we know not who put our money in our s...
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And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God (Elohim), and the God (Elohim) of your father, hath...
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And the man brought the men into Joseph`s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. An...
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And they made ready the present against Joseph`s coming at noon: for they heard that they should eat...
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And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and...
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And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is...
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And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made ob...
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And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother`s son, and said, Is this your yo...
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And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned over his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he e...
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And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained 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, that did eat...
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And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to h...
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And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin`s mess was five times so much...
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