Genesis 43:9

I, will be surety for him, at my hand, shalt thou require him,—as surely as I bring him not in unto thee, and set him down before thee, so surely will I be counted a sinner against thee all the days,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

In Context

8Then said Judah unto Israel his father—Come! send thou down the young man with me that we may arise and go our way,—and live and not die, both we and thou and our little ones.

10For, if we had not lingered, surely now, had we come back here a second time.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5And surely your blood, of your lives, will I require, From the hand of every living creature, will I require it,—and from the hand of man From the hand of each one’s brother, will I require the life of man:

Genesis 42:37Then spake Reuben unto his father saying, My two sons, shalt thou put to death, if I bring him not unto thee,—Come give him up upon my hand, and I, will restore him unto thee.

1 Kings 1:21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, then shall I and my son Solomon be counted, offenders.

Psalms 119:122Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.

Ezekiel 3:20And when a righteous man hath turned from his righteousness, and committed perversity, and I have suffered a stumbling- block to be laid before him he shall die,—though thou hast not warned him, in his sin, shall he die, neither shall be remembered his righteous deeds which he hath done, but his blood, at thy hand will I require;

Ezekiel 33:8When I say to the lawless man O lawless man thou shalt surely die, And thou have not spoken to warn the lawless man from his way He the lawless man for his iniquity shall die, But his blood- at thy hand- will I demand.

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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