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Genesis 43:10 KJV
Genesis · chapter 43 · verse 10
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.Genesis 43:10 · King James Version
Genesis 43:10 in context
8And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
10For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
12And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- lingeredmâhahhproperly, to question or hesitateH4102 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- exceptlûwlêʼif notH3884 →
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Here, 1. Jacob urges his sons to go and buy more corn in Egypt, Gen 43:1, Gen 43:2. The famine continued; and the corn they had bought was all spent, for it is meat that perisheth. Jacob, as a good master of a family, is in care to provide for those of his own house food convenient;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10