Genesis 43:5

Genesis 43:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Context of Genesis 43:5

3But Judah said to him, “The man warned us firmly saying, ‘You won’t see my face unless your brother is with you.’ 4If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy grain for you for food. But if you won’t send him, we won’t go down, because the man said to us, ‘You won’t see my face unless your brother is with you.’” 6Then Israel said, “Why did you do evil to me by telling the man that you have another brother?” 7They said, “The man questioned particularly about us and about our relatives saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have a brother?’ So we spoke to him on the basis of these words. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’”?

Genesis 43:5 word by word

וְאִם־אֵינְךָ֥ מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ לֹ֣א נֵרֵ֑ד כִּֽי־הָאִ֞ישׁ אָמַ֤ר אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֹֽא־תִרְא֣וּ פָנַ֔י בִּלְתִּ֖י אֲחִיכֶ֥ם אִתְּכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if thou wilt not sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• we will not go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• for the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto us, Ye shall not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• except your brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Cross-references for Genesis 43:5

• Genesis 42:38But he said, “My son will not go down with you—for his brother is dead and he alone remains. And if harm should happen to him along the way you’re going, you’ll bring my grey hair down to Sheol in grief.”
• Genesis 44:26So we said, ‘We won’t go down unless we have our youngest brother with us—then we’ll go down. For we won’t see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’
• Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long upon the land which Adonai your God is giving you.

Commentaries on Genesis 43:5

• 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 43:5

• 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