Genesis 43:5

But if thou sendest him not, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

Leeser Tanakh

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

4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;

6And Israel said, Wherefore have ye dealt so ill with me, as to tell the man that ye have yet another brother?

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Cross References

Genesis 42:15Hereby shall ye be proved: By the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

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

Exodus 20:12Honor thy father and thy mother; in order that thy days may be prolonged upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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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