Genesis 43:7

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

And they said {H559}, The man {H376} asked {H7592} us straitly {H7592} of our state, and of our kindred {H4138}, saying {H559}, Is your father {H1} yet alive {H2416}? have ye {H3426} another brother {H251}? and we told {H5046} him according {H5921} to the tenor {H6310} of these words {H1697}: could we certainly {H3045} know {H3045} that he would say {H559}, Bring {H3381} your brother {H251} down {H3381}?

They answered, "The man kept questioning us about ourselves and about our kinsmen. He asked, 'Is your father still alive?''Do you have another brother?' and we answered according to the literal meaning of his questions. How were we to know he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"

They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 43:3 (4 votes)

    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.

  • Genesis 42:13 (2 votes)

    And they said, Thy servants [are] twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest [is] this day with our father, and one [is] not.

  • Genesis 43:27 (2 votes)

    And he asked them of [their] welfare, and said, [Is] your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? [Is] he yet alive?