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.


In Context

2 And it came to pass, when they had consumed the corn which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

3 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.

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, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

6 And Israel said, Why dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

7 And they said, The man asked us strictly concerning our state, and 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?

Genesis 43:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

43:5But 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

43:5But 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.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

43:5But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

43:5but 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

43:5but if thou do not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

43:5but 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

43:5but if you'll not send him, we'll not go down, for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

43:5and if thou art not sending — we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

43:5But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.