Genesis 43:5
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But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.

will not.

Genesis 42:38 But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to hell.

Genesis 44:26 And we said to him: We cannot go: if our youngest brother go down with us, we will set out together: otherwise, without him we dare not see the man's face.

Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayst be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

Context
The Return to Egypt with Benjamin
4If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee. 5But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.6Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery, in that you told him you had also another brother.…
Cross References
Genesis 42:20
And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may find your words to be true, and you may not die. They did as he had said.

Genesis 43:3
Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the attestation of an oath, saying: You shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.

Genesis 43:4
If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.

Genesis 43:6
Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery, in that you told him you had also another brother.

Genesis 44:23
And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.

Lexicon
But if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you will not
אֵינְךָ֥ (’ê·nə·ḵā)
Adverb | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

send him,
מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ (mə·šal·lê·aḥ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

we will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

go;
נֵרֵ֑ד (nê·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the man
הָאִ֞ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

told
אָמַ֤ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

us,
אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ê·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

‘You will not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

see
תִרְא֣וּ (ṯir·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

my face
פָנַ֔י (p̄ā·nay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

again unless
בִּלְתִּ֖י (bil·tî)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

your brother
אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

is with you.’”
אִתְּכֶֽם׃ (’it·tə·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among


Additional Translations
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.’”But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

but if thou send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.

but if thou do not send [him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.

but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

but if you'll not send him, we'll not go down, for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'"

and if thou art not sending -- we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you.'
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