Genesis 43:3

Genesis 43:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But Judah said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

Context of Genesis 43:3

1And the faminewassevere in the land. 2And it came to pass, when they had consumed the grain which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food. And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 5But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

Genesis 43:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הָעֵ֣ד הֵעִד֩ בָּ֨נוּ הָאִ֤ישׁ לֵאמֹר֙ לֹֽא־תִרְא֣וּ פָנַ֔י בִּלְתִּ֖י אֲחִיכֶ֥ם אִתְּכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• spokeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• solemnlyעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• exceptבִּלְתִּיbiltîy · lestH1115
• brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Cross-references for Genesis 43:3

• Genesis 42:15By this ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth from here, except your youngest brother shall come here.
• Genesis 44:23And thou saidst to thy servants, Except your youngest brother shall come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
• Acts 7:34I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
• Genesis 43:5But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
• 2 Samuel 3:13And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou shalt first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
• 2 Samuel 14:24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.
• Acts 20:25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

Commentaries on Genesis 43:3

• 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 43:3

• Jacob
• Judah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Blame
• Chamber
• Famine
• Joseph
• Merry
• Yearn
• Antediluvian Patriarchs

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