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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/43.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/43.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/43.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you send Benjamin with us, we will go down and buy more food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If you will send our brother with us, we will go down [to Egypt] and buy you food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you let our brother go with us, we'll go and buy food for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you are willing to send our brother with us, we will go and buy food for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So if you send our brother with us, we'll go down and buy some food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you send our brother with us, we'll go down and buy food for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If you?ll send our brother with us, we?ll go down and buy you food,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />if you are sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for you food,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If thou art sending our brother with us we will go down and will buy food for thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If therefore you are willing to send him with us, we will travel together, and we will buy necessities for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If you are willing to let our brother go with us, we will go down to buy food for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy grain for ourselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If you send our brother with us, we will go down and we will buy grain for us.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If, then, thou send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy thee food;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/43-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=11114" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/43.htm">The Return to Egypt with Benjamin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yeš·ḵā (Adv:: 2ms) -- Being, substance, existence, is. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: mə·šal·lê·aḥ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">you will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">our brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: nê·rə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">we will go down</a> <a href="/hebrew/7666.htm" title="7666: wə·niš·bə·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To buy grain. Denominative from sheber; to deal in grain.">and buy</a> <a href="/hebrew/400.htm" title="400: ’ō·ḵel (N-ms) -- Food. From 'akal; food.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">for you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-20.htm">Genesis 42:20</a></span><br />Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-34.htm">Genesis 42:34</a></span><br />But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/44-23.htm">Genesis 44:23</a></span><br />But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-15.htm">Genesis 42:15-16</a></span><br />And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. / Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-38.htm">Genesis 42:38</a></span><br />But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/44-26.htm">Genesis 44:26</a></span><br />But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-9.htm">Genesis 45:9-11</a></span><br />Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay. / You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own. / And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-3.htm">Genesis 46:3-4</a></span><br />“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. / I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Genesis 47:29-31</a></span><br />When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, / but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.” / “Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24-25</a></span><br />Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” / And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-10</a></span><br />Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-10</a></span><br />The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-9.htm">Acts 7:9-14</a></span><br />Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household. / Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-25.htm">Acts 7:25-29</a></span><br />He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not. / The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’ / But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a></span><br />I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food:</p><p class="hdg">no references listed for this verse.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/43-2.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/genesis/43-2.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/genesis/37-20.htm">We'll</a> <a href="/genesis/38-17.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">You'll</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/43-20.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/genesis/43-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/43-5.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/genesis/43-5.htm">We'll</a> <a href="/genesis/43-5.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/genesis/43-5.htm">You'll</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/43-1.htm">Jacob is persuaded to send Benjamin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/43-15.htm">Joseph entertains his brothers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/43-19.htm">They discover their fears to the steward.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/43-26.htm">Joseph makes them a feast.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/43.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If you will send our brother with us</b><br>This phrase is spoken by Judah to his father Jacob, emphasizing the necessity of Benjamin's presence for their journey to Egypt. The brothers had previously encountered Joseph, who was now a powerful Egyptian official, though they did not recognize him. Joseph had demanded that they bring their youngest brother, Benjamin, to prove their honesty. This reflects the cultural importance of family and trust in ancient Near Eastern societies. The insistence on Benjamin's presence also foreshadows the eventual reconciliation and fulfillment of Joseph's dreams, where his family would bow to him (<a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">Genesis 37:5-11</a>).<p><b>we will go down</b><br>The phrase "go down" is geographically accurate, as Canaan is situated at a higher elevation compared to Egypt. This journey was significant, as it involved leaving the Promised Land to seek sustenance in a foreign land. This movement can be seen as a precursor to the Israelites' eventual descent into Egypt, leading to their enslavement and the subsequent Exodus. It also highlights the recurring biblical theme of God's people sojourning in foreign lands, relying on His provision and guidance.<p><b>and buy food for you</b><br>The act of buying food underscores the severity of the famine affecting the region, which had driven Jacob's family to seek resources in Egypt. This situation sets the stage for God's providential plan to preserve the family of Israel through Joseph's position in Egypt. The need to purchase food also reflects the economic practices of the time, where trade and commerce were essential for survival. This moment is a pivotal step in the unfolding of God's covenant promises to Abraham, as it ensures the survival and growth of his descendants.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>- One of Jacob's sons, who takes a leadership role among his brothers. In this verse, he is speaking to his father, Jacob, about returning to Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob (Israel)</a></b><br>- The patriarch of the family, who is hesitant to send his youngest son, Benjamin, to Egypt after losing Joseph.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/benjamin.htm">Benjamin</a></b><br>- The youngest son of Jacob, whose presence is required by the Egyptian ruler (Joseph) for the brothers to buy more grain.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>- The land where Joseph, Jacob's son, has risen to power and where the brothers must go to buy food during the famine.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/famine.htm">Famine</a></b><br>- A severe shortage of food affecting the region, prompting Jacob's sons to seek provisions in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Judah steps up to take responsibility for Benjamin, demonstrating the importance of leadership and accountability in family and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Despite the fear of losing another son, Jacob must trust in God's providence. This teaches us to rely on God's plan even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_change.htm">Repentance and Change</a></b><br>Judah's actions reflect a transformation from his earlier decisions regarding Joseph. This illustrates the power of repentance and personal growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The brothers' journey to Egypt is an act of faith, trusting that God will provide for their needs. We are called to act in faith, trusting God's provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_unity_and_sacrifice.htm">Family Unity and Sacrifice</a></b><br>The willingness to risk personal safety for the well-being of the family highlights the importance of unity and sacrifice in relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_evil.htm">Why does God permit the existence of evil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_44_align_with_earlier_chapters.htm">How do the events in Genesis 44 fit coherently with earlier chapters in Genesis, given the discrepancies in character motivations and the sudden moral tension introduced by Joseph's actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_cain_about_abel.htm">Genesis 4:8-10: Why would God question Cain about Abel's whereabouts if God is supposed to be all-knowing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_large_silver_returns_go_unnoticed.htm">(Genesis 43:12) How plausible is it that large amounts of silver were secretly returned without raising alarms among Egyptian authorities or the local population?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4, 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If thou wilt send</span> - literally, <span class="accented">if thou art sending, i.e.</span> if thou art agreeable to send (cf. <a href="/genesis/24-42.htm">Genesis 24:42, 49</a>; <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Judges 6:36</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: but</span> (literally, and) <span class="cmt_word">if thou wilt not send him</span> (a similar form of expression to the above, the two words <span class="hebrew">יֵשׁ</span>, being, and <span class="hebrew">אַיִן</span>, not being, including the substantive verb, and being conjoined with a participle for the finite verb), <span class="cmt_word">we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.</span> Judah's peremptory language receives sufficient justification from the fact that he believed the Egyptian governor to be in thorough earnest when he declared that without Benjamin they should sue a second time in vain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/43-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will send</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šal·lê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with us,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we will go down</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵרְדָ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(nê·rə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and buy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·bə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7666.htm">Strong's 7666: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal in grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽכֶל׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ḵel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_400.htm">Strong's 400: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/43-4.htm">Genesis 43:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/43-4.htm">OT Law: Genesis 43:4 If you'll send our brother with us (Gen. 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