Genesis 43:5

New International Reader's Version

If you won’t send him, we won’t go down. The man said to us, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Cross References

Genesis 42:15

So I’m going to test you. And here’s the test. You can be sure that you won’t leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. You can be just as sure of this as you are sure that Pharaoh lives. I give you my word that you won’t leave here unless your brother comes.

Genesis 42:20

But you must bring your youngest brother to me. That will prove that your words are true. Then you won’t die.” So they did what he said.

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you. His brother is dead. He’s the only one left here with me. Suppose he’s harmed on the journey you are taking. Then I would die as a sad old man.”

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said to him, “The man gave us a strong warning. He said, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother Benjamin is with you.’

Genesis 43:4

So send our brother along with us. Then we’ll go down and buy food for you.

Genesis 43:6

Israel asked, “Why did you bring this trouble to me? Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

Genesis 44:23

But you told us, ‘Your youngest brother must come down here with you. If he doesn’t, you won’t see my face again.’

Genesis 44:25

“Then our father said, ‘Go back. Buy a little more food.’

Genesis 44:26

But we said, ‘We can’t go down. We’ll only go if our youngest brother goes there with us. We can’t even see the man’s face unless our youngest brother goes with us.’

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.