Genesis 43:5

The Passion Translation

If you insist he remains here, we won’t go, for the man solemnly told us, ‘You will not see my face again, unless your brother is with you!’ ”

Cross References

Genesis 42:15

And here is how I’ll test you: unless your younger brother comes and presents himself here before me, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not depart from here!

Genesis 42:20

You must return with your youngest brother so that I may verify your story, and that you may not die.” So they agreed to do so.

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob replied, “I can’t let my son Benjamin go with you. For his brother is dead, and of Rachel’s sons, he alone is left. If he were to meet with disaster on your journey, I would die of grief! You will send my white hair and broken heart sorrowing down to the grave!”

Genesis 43:3

But Judah objected, “The Egyptian warned us repeatedly, ‘You will not see my face again, unless Benjamin is with you!’

Genesis 43:4

We’ll only go if you’ll let our brother come with us.

Genesis 43:6

Israel demanded, “Why did you make it so hard for me by telling the man you had another brother?”

Genesis 44:23

Then you said to your servants, ‘You will not see my face again if I do not see your youngest brother.’

Genesis 44:25

“Sometime later, our father said to us, ‘Go back and buy some more food for us.’

Genesis 44:26

We answered, ‘We can only return to Egypt if we take our youngest brother with us. We won’t see the man’s face again, if he doesn’t see our youngest brother.’