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Genesis 44:26 KJV
Genesis · chapter 44 · verse 26
And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.Genesis 44:26 · King James Version
Genesis 44:26 in context
24And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
26And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
27And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
28And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- youngestqâṭânabbreviatedH6996 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- cannotyâkôlto be able, literally or morallyH3201 →
- exceptʼayina non-entityH369 →
- man'sʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We have here a most ingenious and pathetic speech which Judah made to Joseph on Benjamin's behalf, to obtain his discharge from the sentence passed upon him. Perhaps Judah was a better friend to Benjamin than the rest were, and more solicitous to bring him off;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-34