Genesis 43:6

“Why have you made things so bad for me by telling the man you had another brother?” Israel asked.

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In The King James Version

And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

In Context

5But if you won't send him, then we won't go, because the man was very clear, ‘I won't even see you unless your brother is with you.’”

7“The man kept on asking direct questions about us and our family like ‘Is your father still alive?’ and ‘Do you have another brother?’” they replied. “We just answered his questions. How were we to know he'd say, ‘Bring your brother here!’?”

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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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