Genesis 43:5

\43:6\And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4\43:5\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.

6\43:7\And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

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Cross References

Genesis 42:15But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.

Genesis 44:25And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.

Exodus 20:12Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 43:2-11

Jacob Unwilling to Part with Benjamin. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 And the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down:… Read the whole commentary →

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