Genesis 43:5

But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, All of you shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

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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

4If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food:

6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt all of you so ill with me, as to tell the man whether all of you had yet a brother?

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Cross References

Genesis 42:15Hereby all of you shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh all of you shall not go forth behind, except your youngest brother come here.

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

Exodus 20:12Honour your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives 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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