Genesis 44:23
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And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.

Genesis 42:15-20 I shall now presently try what you are: by the health of Pharao, you shall not depart hence, until your youngest brother come. . . .

Genesis 43:3,5 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
Judah Pleads for Benjamin
22We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die. 23And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.24Therefore when we were gone up to thy servant our father, we told him all that my lord had said.…
Cross References
Genesis 42:20
And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may find your words to be true, and you may not die. They did as he had said.

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.

Genesis 43:5
But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.

Genesis 44:22
We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.

Genesis 44:24
Therefore when we were gone up to thy servant our father, we told him all that my lord had said.

Lexicon
But you said
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

your servants,
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

‘Unless
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

your younger
הַקָּטֹ֖ן (haq·qā·ṭōn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6996: Small, young, unimportant

brother
אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

comes down
יֵרֵ֛ד (yê·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

with you,
אִתְּכֶ֑ם (’it·tə·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

you will not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

see
לִרְא֥וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

my face
פָּנָֽי׃ (pā·nāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

again.’
תֹסִפ֖וּן (ṯō·si·p̄ūn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment


Additional Translations
But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’And you said to your servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, you shall see my face no more.

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

But thou saidst to they servants, Except your younger brother come down with you, ye shall not see my face again.

And thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

And thou saidst to thy servants, Except your youngest brother shall come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

You said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.'

and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.
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