Verse 6

Genesis 43:6

Geneva Bible

6 And Israel sayd, Wherefore delt ye so euill with me, as to tell the man, whether ye had yet a brother or no?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָ/מָ֥ה הֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם לִ֑/י לְ/הַגִּ֣יד לָ/אִ֔ישׁ הַ/ע֥וֹד לָ/כֶ֖ם אָֽח
English Translation
And Israel said, "Why have you done evil to me to tell the man that you still have a brother?"
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 43 Context
1 Now great famine was in the land. Focus ↗
2 And when they had eaten vp the vitaile, which they had brought from Egypt, their father sayd vnto th... Focus ↗
3 And Iudah answered him, saying, The man charged vs by an othe, saying, Neuer see my face, except you... Focus ↗
4 If thou wilt sende our brother with vs, we will goe downe, and bye thee foode: Focus ↗
5 But if thou wilt not send him, we wil not go downe: for the man said vnto vs, Looke me not in the fa... Focus ↗
6 And Israel sayd, Wherefore delt ye so euill with me, as to tell the man, whether ye had yet a brothe...
7 And they answered, The man asked straitly of our selues and of our kinred, saying, Is your father ye... Focus ↗
8 Then sayde Iudah to Israel his father, Send the boy with mee, that we may rise and goe, and that we... Focus ↗
9 I wil be suertie for him: of mine hand shalt thou require him. If I bring him not to thee, and set h... Focus ↗
10 For except we had made this tarying, doutlesse by this we had returned the second time. Focus ↗
11 Then their father Israel sayd vnto them, If it must needes be so now, do thus: take of the best frui... Focus ↗
12 And take double money in your hande, and the money, that was brought againe in your sackes mouthes:... Focus ↗
13 Take also your brother and arise, and go againe to the man. Focus ↗
14 And God (Elohim) almightie giue you mercie in the sight of the man, that hee may deliuer you your ot... Focus ↗
15 Thus the men tooke this present, and tooke twise so much money in their hande with Beniamin, and ros... Focus ↗
16 And whe Ioseph saw Beniamin with them, he sayde to his stewarde, Bring these men home and kill meate... Focus ↗
17 And the man did as Ioseph bad, and brought the men vnto Iosephs house. Focus ↗
18 Nowe when the men were brought into Iosephs house, they were afrayd, and sayd, Because of the money,... Focus ↗
19 Therefore came they to Iosephs stewarde, and communed with him at the doore of ye house. Focus ↗
20 And said, Oh syr, we came in deede down hither at the first time to bye foode, Focus ↗
21 And as wee came to an ynne and opened our sackes, behold, euery mans money was in his sackes mouth,... Focus ↗
22 Also other money haue we brought in our handes to bye foode, but we cannot tell, who put our money i... Focus ↗
23 And he said, Peace be vnto you, feare not: your God (Elohim) and the God (Elohim) of your father hat... Focus ↗
24 So the man led them into Iosephs house, and gaue them water to wash their feete, and gaue their asse... Focus ↗
25 And they made ready their present against Ioseph came at noone, (for they heard say, that they shoul... Focus ↗
26 When Ioseph came home, they brought the present into the house to him, which was in their handes, an... Focus ↗
27 And he asked them of their prosperitie, and sayd, Is your father the olde man, of whome ye tolde me,... Focus ↗
28 Who answered, Thy seruant our father is in good health, he is yet aliue: and they bowed downe, and m... Focus ↗
29 And he lifting vp his eyes, beheld his brother Beniamin his mothers sonne, and sayde, Is this your y... Focus ↗
30 And Ioseph made haste (for his affection was inflamed towarde his brother, and sought where to weepe... Focus ↗
31 Afterward he washed his face, and came out, and refrained himselfe, and sayd, Set on meate. Focus ↗
32 And they prepared for him by himselfe, and for them by themselues, and for the Egyptians, which did... Focus ↗
33 So they sate before him: the eldest according vnto his age, and the yongest according vnto his youth... Focus ↗
34 And they tooke meases from before him, and sent to them: but Beniamins mease was fiue times so much... Focus ↗