Genesis 43:5

וְאִם ־ אֵינְךָ מְשַׁלֵּחַ לֹא נֵרֵד כִּֽי ־ הָאִישׁ אָמַר אֵלֵינוּ לֹֽא ־ תִרְאוּ פָנַי בִּלְתִּי אֲחִיכֶם אִתְּכֶֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

4אִם ־ יֶשְׁךָ מְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת ־ אָחִינוּ אִתָּנוּ נֵרְדָה וְנִשְׁבְּרָה לְךָ אֹֽכֶל ׃

6וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל לָמָה הֲרֵעֹתֶם לִי לְהַגִּיד לָאִישׁ הַעוֹד לָכֶם אָֽח ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 42:15בְּזֹאת תִּבָּחֵנוּ חֵי פַרְעֹה אִם ־ תֵּצְאוּ מִזֶּה כִּי אִם ־ בְּבוֹא אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן הֵֽנָּה ׃

Genesis 44:25וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִינוּ שֻׁבוּ שִׁבְרוּ ־ לָנוּ מְעַט ־ אֹֽכֶל ׃

Exodus 20:12כַּבֵּד אֶת ־ אָבִיךָ וְאֶת ־ אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָֽךְ ׃ ס

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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