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 43:6 in other translations
| BSB | “Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?” |
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| WEB | Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?” |
| ASV | And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? |
| YLT | And Israel saith, ‘Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?' |
| DARBY | And Israel said, Why did ye deal so ill with me as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? |
| BBE | And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother? |
| Webster | And Israel said, Why dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? |
What does Genesis 43:6 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 43:6 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 43:7
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
Genesis 43:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Israel: ¿Por qué me hicisteis tanto mal, declarando al varón que teníais más hermano? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Israël dit: Pourquoi m’avez-vous fait le tort de déclarer à l’homme que vous aviez encore un frère? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Israel: Warum habt ihr mir das Leid angetan, dem Manne kundzutun, daß ihr noch einen Bruder habt? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit eis Israël: In meam hoc fecistis miseriam, ut indicaretis ei et alium habere vos fratrem. |