Genesis 43:10
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
Genesis 43:10 in other translations
| BSB | If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.” |
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| WEB | for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.” |
| ASV | for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time. |
| YLT | for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.' |
| DARBY | For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice. |
| BBE | Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now. |
| Webster | For except we had delayed, surely now we had returned this second time. |
What does Genesis 43:10 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 43:1-14
Jacob urges his sons to go and buy a little food; now, in time of dearth, a little must suffice. Judah urges that Benjamin should go with them. It is not against the honour and duty children owe their parents, humbly to advise them, and when needful, to reason with them. Jacob saw the necessity of the case, and yielded. His prudence and justice appeared in three things. 1. He sent back the money they had found in…
Genesis 43:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 43:10
- Genesis 19:16
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
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this second time. or, twice by this.
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Context
- Genesis 43:9
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:
- Genesis 43:10
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
- Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Genesis 43:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Que si no nos hubiéramos detenido, cierto ahora hubiéramos ya vuelto dos veces. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car si nous n’avions pas tardé, certes nous serions déjà revenus deux fois. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | denn hätten wir nicht gezögert, gewiß, wir wären jetzt schon zweimal zurückgekehrt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si non intercessisset dilatio, jam vice alter venissemus. |