Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 43:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:”
Genesis 43:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
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. {did...: Heb. protesting protested}
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
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.
And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye {so} ill with me, {as} to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
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