Genesis 44:23

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother do come down with you, ye shall not again behold my face.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.'

King James Version
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

Lexham English Bible
Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not again see my face.'

New Century Version
But you said to us, ‘If you don't bring your youngest brother, you will not be allowed to see me again.'

New English Translation
But you said to your servants, ‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'

Amplified Bible
"You said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you shall not see my face again.'

New American Standard Bible
"You said to your servants, however, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saydest thou vnto thy seruants, Except your yonger brother come downe with you, looke in my face no more.

Legacy Standard Bible
You said to your servants, however, ‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'

Contemporary English Version
But you warned us that we could never see you again, unless our youngest brother came with us.

Complete Jewish Bible
You said to your servants, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.'

Darby Translation
And thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

Easy-to-Read Version
But you said to us, ‘You must bring your youngest brother, or I will not sell you grain again.'

English Standard Version
Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.'

George Lamsa Translation
And you said to your servants, Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.

Good News Translation
Then you said, ‘You will not be admitted to my presence again unless your youngest brother comes with you.'

Christian Standard Bible®
Then you said to your servants, ‘If your younger brother does not come down with you, you will not see me again.’

Literal Translation
And you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you shall not see my face any more.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then saydest thou vnto thy seruauntes: Yf youre yongest brother come not hither with you, ye shall se my face nomore.

American Standard Version
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

Bible in Basic English
But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then saydest thou vnto thy seruauntes: except your youngest brother come with you, loke that ye see my face no more.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

King James Version (1611)
And thou saidst vnto thy seruants, Except your yongest brother come downe with you, you shall see my face no more.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But thou saidst to they servants, Except your younger brother come down with you, ye shall not see my face again.

English Revised Version
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

Berean Standard Bible
But you said to your servants, 'Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou seidist to thi seruauntis, If youre leeste brother schal not come with you, ye schulen no more se my face.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.

Update Bible Version
And you said to your slaves, Except your youngest brother come down with you, you shall see my face no more.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou saidst to thy servants, Except your youngest brother shall come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

World English Bible
You said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.'

New King James Version
But you said to your servants, "Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.'

New Living Translation
But you told us, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you will never see my face again.'

New Life Bible
Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes here with you, you will not see my face again.'

New Revised Standard
Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.'

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.

Revised Standard Version
Then you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.'

THE MESSAGE
"And then you said, ‘If your youngest brother doesn't come with you, you won't be allowed to see me.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You said to your servants, however, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ Then Judah drew near unto him, and said - Pardon my lord! Pray let thy servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and do not let thine anger be kindled against thy servant, - for, thus, art, thou as Pharaoh! ¹⁹ It was, my lord, who asked his servants, saying, - Have ye a father, or a brother? ²⁰ So we said unto my lord, We have an aged father, and the child of his old age a youth, - his brother, being dead, he alone, is left of his mother and, his father, loveth him. ²¹ So then thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, - that I may set mine eyes upon him. ²² And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father, - as surely as he leaveth his father, so surely will he, die. ²³ And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother do come down with you, ye shall not again behold my face. ²⁴ So it came to pass when we had gone up unto thy servant, my father, that we told him the words of my lord. ²⁵ Then said our father, - Go again buy us a little food, ²⁶ And we said, We cannot go down, - If our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down, for we cannot see the face of the man if, our youngest brother, is not with us. ²⁷ Then said thy servant my father, unto us, - Ye yourselves, know, that, two, did my wife bear to me,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 42:15-20, Genesis 43:3, Genesis 43:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 42:20 - bring 2 Samuel 3:13 - Thou shalt

Cross-References

Genesis 43:3
Then spake Judah unto him saying, - The man, did protest, to us saying - Ye shall not see my face, except, your brother, is with you.

Genesis 43:5
but, if thou art not sending him, we will not go down, for the man, said unto us Ye shall not see my face, except, your brother, is with you.

Genesis 44:15
And Joseph said to them, What is this deed which ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I, can even divine?

Genesis 44:20
So we said unto my lord, We have an aged father, and the child of his old age a youth, - his brother, being dead, he alone, is left of his mother and, his father, loveth him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou saidst unto thy servants,.... In answer to the representation of things made by them, and notwithstanding that:

except your youngest brother come down with you, you shall see my face no more; which though not before related in the discourse, which passed between Joseph and his brethren, in express terms, yet might be justly inferred from what he said; nay, might be expressed in so many words, though not recorded, and as it seems plainly it was, as appears from

Genesis 43:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Ten Brothers Were Tested

Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowledging their guilt concerning himself. He resolves to put their attachment to Benjamin, and the genuineness of their change of disposition, to a test that will at the same time expose Benjamin to no hazard.

Genesis 44:1-5

And my cup. - Besides returning each man’s money as before, a silver cup of Joseph’s is put in Benjamin’s bag, after which, when daylight comes, they are dismissed. They are scarcely out of the town when Joseph’s steward is ordered to overtake them, and charge them with stealing the cup. “And whereby indeed he divineth.” Divining by cups, we learn from this, was a common custom in Egypt (Herodotus ii. 83). It is here mentioned to enhance the value of the cup. Whether Joseph really practised any sort of divination cannot be determined from this passage.

Genesis 44:6-12

The cup is found in Benjamin’s bag. “Spake unto them these words.” The words of Joseph, supplying of course the mention of the cup which is expressed in the text only by the pronoun this. “We brought back to thee.” Silver that we might have retained, and to which you made no claim when we tendered it, we brought back. How or why should we therefore, steal silver? “Now also according to your words let it be.” He adopts their terms with a mitigation. He with whom the cup is found shall become a slave for life, and the rest be acquitted. The steward searches from the oldest to the youngest. The cup is found where it was put.

Genesis 44:13-17

“They rent their garments;” the natural token of a sorrow that knows no remedy. “And Judah went.” He had pledged himself for the safety of Benjamin to his father. And he was yet there; awaiting no doubt the result which he anticipated. “They fell before him on the earth.” It is no longer a bending of the head or bowing of the body, but the posture of deepest humiliation. How deeply that early dream penetrated into the stern reality! “Wot ye not that such a man as I doth certainly divine?” Joseph keeps up the show of resentment for a little longer, and brings out from Judah the most pathetic plea of its kind that ever was uttered. “The God,” the great and only God, “hath found out the iniquity of thy servants;” in our dark and treacherous dealing with our brother. “Behold, we are servants to my lord.” He resigns himself and all to perpetual bondage, as the doom of a just God upon their still-remembered crime. “He shall be my servant; and ye, go up in peace to your father.” Now is the test applied with the nicest adjustment. Now is the moment of agony and suspense to Joseph. Will my brothers prove true? says he within himself. Will Judah prove adequate to the occasion? say we. His pleading with his father augured well.

Verse 18-34

“And Judah came near unto him.” He is going to surrender himself as a slave for life, that Benjamin may go home with his brothers, who are permitted to depart. “Let thy servant now speak a word in the ears of my lord.” There is nothing here but respectful calmness of demeanor. “And let not thine anger burn against thy servant.” He intuitively feels that the grand vizier is a man of like feelings with himself. He will surmount the distinction of rank, and stand with him on the ground of a common humanity. “For so art thou as Pharaoh.” Thou hast power to grant or withhold my request. This forms, the exordium of the speech. Then follows the plea. This consists in a simple statement of the facts, which Judah expects to have its native effect upon a rightly-constituted heart. We will not touch this statement, except to explain two or three expressions. A young lad - a comparative youth. “Let me set mine eyes upon him” - regard him with favor and kindness. “He shall leave his father and he shall die.” If he were to leave his father, his father would die. Such is the natural interpretation of these words, as the paternal affection is generally stronger than the filial. “And now let thy servant now abide instead of the lad a servant to my lord.” Such is the humble and earnest petition of Judah. He calmly and firmly sacrifices home, family, and birthright, rather than see an aged father die of a broken heart.