Genesis 43:4

Genesis 43:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
• New International Version (NIV)If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.

Context of Genesis 43:4

2When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons, “Go back and buy us a little more food.” 3But Judah said, “The man was serious when he warned us, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ If you send Benjamin with us, we will go down and buy more food. 5But if you don’t let Benjamin go, we won’t go either. Remember, the man said, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’” 6“Why were you so cruel to me?” Jacob moaned. “Why did you tell him you had another brother?”

Genesis 43:4 word by word

אִם־יֶשְׁךָ֛ מְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ אֶת־אָחִ֖ינוּ אִתָּ֑נוּ נֵרְדָ֕ה וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה לְךָ֖ אֹֽכֶל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If thou wiltיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• our brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• with us, we will go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and buyשָׁבַרshâbar · to buy grainH7666
• thee foodאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400

Commentaries on Genesis 43:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ debash “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים bôṭen “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד shâqêd “almond tree;” related: “awake.” The tree is also called לוּז lûz Some refer the former to the fruit, the latter to the tree. The eleven brothers are now to bow down before Joseph. Genesis 43:1-10 The famine was severe. The pressure began to be felt more and more. The twelve households had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7As the famine continued, Jacob's family needed more grain. But, they could not go back to Egypt without Benjamin (42:16, 20). Jacob understood he was in a difficult situation. He needed more food but he would not risk losing Benjamin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-142. their father said, ... Go again, buy us a little food--It was no easy matter to bring Jacob to agree to the only conditions on which his sons could return to Egypt (Ge 42:15). The necessity of immediately procuring fresh supplies for the maintenance of themselves and their families overcame every other consideration and extorted his consent to Benjamin joining in a journey, which his sons entered on with mingled feelings of hope and anxiety--of hope…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 43:4

• Jacob
• Judah

In the dictionaries

• Blame
• Chamber
• Famine
• Joseph
• Judah
• Merry
• Yearn
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Genesis
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Commentaries on Genesis 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings