Genesis 43:5
But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
Genesis 43:5 in other translations
| BSB | But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’” |
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| WEB | but if you don’t send him, we won’t go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’” |
| ASV | but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. |
| YLT | and if thou art not sending--we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you.' |
| DARBY | but if thou do not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you. |
| BBE | But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you. |
| Webster | But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. |
What does Genesis 43:5 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 43:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 43:5
- Genesis 42:38
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
- Genesis 44:26
And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
- Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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Context
- Genesis 43:4
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
- Genesis 43:5
But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
- Genesis 43:6
And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
Genesis 43:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Pero si no le enviares, no descenderemos: porque aquel varón nos dijo: No veréis mi rostro sin vuestro hermano con vosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais si tu ne l’envoies pas, nous ne descendrons pas; car l’homme nous a dit: Vous ne verrez pas ma face, à moins que votre frère ne soit avec vous. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | wenn du ihn aber nicht sendest, so werden wir nicht hinabziehen; denn der Mann hat zu uns gesagt: Ihr sollt mein Angesicht nicht sehen, es sei denn euer Bruder bei euch. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sin autem non vis, non ibimus: vir enim, ut sæpe diximus, denuntiavit nobis, dicens: Non videbitis faciem meam absque fratre vestro minimo. |