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Genesis 43:7 KJV
Genesis · chapter 43 · verse 7 · King James Version
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of 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?Genesis 43:7 · King James Version
Genesis 43:7 in context
5But 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.
6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of 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?
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:
Key words (Strong's)
- accordingʻalabove, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applicationsH5921 →
- kindredmôwledethnativityH4138 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- askedshâʼalto inquireH7592 →
- alivechayaliveH2416 →
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