Genesis 43:10
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If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.

Genesis 43:9
I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever.

Genesis 43:11
Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.

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If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.

Genesis 19:16 And as he lingered, they took his hand, and the hand of his wife, and of his two daughters, because the Lord spared him.

this second time.

Context
The Return to Egypt with Benjamin
9I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever. 10If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.11Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.…
Lexicon
If we had not
כִּ֖י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

delayed,
הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּ (hiṯ·mah·mā·hə·nū)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4102: To question, hesitate, to be reluctant

we could have come and gone
שַׁ֖בְנוּ (šaḇ·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

twice
פַעֲמָֽיִם׃ (p̄a·‘ă·mā·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence

by now.”
עַתָּ֥ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time


Additional Translations
If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.

For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.

For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice.

for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.

For except we had delayed, surely now we had returned this second time.

for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."

for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.'
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