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Genesis 43:9 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: "
Genesis 43:9
Verse in Context
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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 Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
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Genesis 43:1
"And the famine was sore in the land."
Genesis 43:2
"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."
Genesis 43:3
"And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother"
Genesis 43:4
"If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:"
Genesis 43:5
"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"
Genesis 43:6
"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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