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Genesis 43:3
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Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin

1 Now the famine was asevere in the land.  
2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go aback, buy us a little food.”  
3 But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your abrother is with you.’  
4 If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”
6 And Israel said, “Why did you deal so1 wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you had still another brother?”  
7 But they said, “The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”
Verse Comparison: Genesis 43:3

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
But Judah said to him, The man solemnly {and} sternly warned us, saying, You shall not see my face again unless your brother is with you.

Contemporary English Version
Judah replied, "The governor strictly warned us that we would not be allowed to see him unless we brought our youngest brother with us. If you let us take Benjamin along, we will go and buy grain. But we won't go without him!"

Darby English Version
And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did positively testify to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.

Good News Bible
Judah said to him, "The man sternly warned us that we would not be admitted to his presence unless we had our brother with us.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Judah spoke to him, however, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, `You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.'

New International Version
But Judah said to him, "The man warned us solemnly, 'You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.'

New King James Version
But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Judah spoke to him, however, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother comes with you.'

Revised Standard Version
But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah speaketh unto him, saying, `The man protesting protested to us, saying, Ye do not see my face without your brother `being' with you;


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