Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: could we know that he would say: Bring hither your brother with you? asked us straitly. 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. tenor. 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. Context The Return to Egypt with Benjamin…6Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery, in that you told him you had also another brother. 7But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: could we know that he would say: Bring hither your brother with you?8And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish.… Cross References Genesis 42:13 But they said: We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Chanaan: the youngest is with our father, the other is not living. 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 43:27 But he courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living? Genesis 44:19 My lord. Thou didst ask thy servants the first time: Have you a father or a brother. Lexicon They replied,וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “The man הָ֠אִישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person questioned שָׁא֣וֹל (šā·’ō·wl) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand us לָ֣נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew in detail שָֽׁאַל־ (šā·’al-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand about ourselves and our family: וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ (ū·lə·mō·w·laḏ·tê·nū) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4138: Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family ‘Is your father אֲבִיכֶ֥ם (’ă·ḇî·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father still הַע֨וֹד (ha·‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more alive? חַי֙ (ḥay) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Do you have הֲיֵ֣שׁ (hă·yêš) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is another brother?’ אָ֔ח (’āḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) And we answered וַנַ֨גֶּד־ (wa·nag·geḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous him ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew accordingly. עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against How could we possibly know הֲיָד֣וֹעַ (hă·yā·ḏō·w·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction he would say, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘Bring הוֹרִ֖ידוּ (hō·w·rî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend your brother here’?” אֲחִיכֶֽם׃ (’ă·ḥî·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) Additional Translations They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”And they said, The man asked us straightly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have you another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down? And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have ye a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother? And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we at all know that he would say, Bring your brother down? And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down? And they said, The man asked us strictly concerning our state, and our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: Could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'" and they say, 'The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?' 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