Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But Judah said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ New Living Translation But Judah said, “The man was serious when he warned us, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ English Standard Version But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ Berean Standard Bible But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ King James Bible And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. New King James Version But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ New American Standard Bible Judah spoke to him, however, saying, “The man sternly warned us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ NASB 1995 Judah spoke to him, however, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ NASB 1977 Judah spoke to him, however, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ Legacy Standard Bible Judah spoke to him, however, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ Amplified Bible But Judah said to him, “The man [representing Pharaoh] solemnly and sternly warned us, saying, ‘You will not see my face [again] unless your brother is with you.’ Christian Standard Bible But Judah said to him, “The man specifically warned us, ‘You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible But Judah said to him, “The man specifically warned us: ‘You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’ American Standard Version And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Yehuda said to him, “The man swore and testified to us and said, “You will not see my face unless your brother is with you. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you. Douay-Rheims Bible Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the atteststion of an oath, saying: You shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you. English Revised Version And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. GOD'S WORD® Translation Judah said to him, "The man gave us a severe warning: 'You won't be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.' Good News Translation Judah said to him, "The man sternly warned us that we would not be admitted to his presence unless we had our brother with us. International Standard Version But Judah reminded him, "The man distinctly warned us: 'You'll never see my face unless your brother comes with you.' JPS Tanakh 1917 And Judah spoke unto him, saying: 'The man did earnestly forewarn us, saying: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. Literal Standard Version And Judah speaks to him, saying, “The man protesting protested to us, saying, You do not see my face without your brother [being] with you; Majority Standard Bible But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ New American Bible But Judah replied: “The man strictly warned us, ‘You shall not see me unless your brother is with you.’ NET Bible But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.' New Revised Standard Version But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ New Heart English Bible But Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man strictly warned us, saying, 'You may not see my face unless your brother is with you.' Webster's Bible Translation And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. World English Bible Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’ Young's Literal Translation And Judah speaketh unto him, saying, 'The man protesting protested to us, saying, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Return to Egypt with Benjamin…2So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.” 3But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ 4If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.… Cross References Genesis 43:2 So when Jacob's sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little more food." Genesis 43:4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you. Genesis 43:5 But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, 'You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.'" Genesis 44:23 But you said to your servants, 'Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.' 2 Samuel 3:13 "Good," replied David, "I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal when you come to see me." Treasury of Scripture And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, saying, You shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. man. Genesis 42:15-20,33,34 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither… Genesis 44:23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. did solemnly protest. Acts 7:34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. see my face. Genesis 43:5 But 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. 2 Samuel 3:13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face. 2 Samuel 14:24,28,32 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face… Jump to Previous Earnestly Except Face Forewarn However Judah Oath Protest Protested Protesting Solemnly Unless WarnedJump to Next Earnestly Except Face Forewarn However Judah Oath Protest Protested Protesting Solemnly Unless WarnedGenesis 43 1. Jacob is persuaded to send Benjamin.15. Joseph entertains his brothers. 19. They discover their fears to the steward. 26. Joseph makes them a feast. Verse 3. - And Judah spake unto him, saying, - Judah now becomes the spokesman, either because Reuben's entreaty had been rejected, and Levi, who followed Reuben and Simeon in respect of age, had forfeited his father's confidence though his treachery to the Shechemites (Keil, Murphy); or because he could speak to his father with greater freedom, having a freer conscience than the rest (Lange); or because he was a man possessed of greater prudence and ability than the rest (Lawson), if indeed the suggestion is not correct that they all endeavored to persuade their father, though Judah's eloquence alone is recorded (Calvin) - the man (i4 e. the Egyptian viceroy) did solemnly protest (literally, protesting did protest, i.e. did earnestly protest) unto us, saying, - with an oath which is not here repeated (Genesis 42:15) - Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But Judahיְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites replied, וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “The man הָאִ֤ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person solemnly warned הָעֵ֣ד (hā·‘êḏ) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5749: To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore us, בָּ֨נוּ (bā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew ‘You will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no see תִרְא֣וּ (ṯir·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see my face פָנַ֔י (p̄ā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face again unless בִּלְתִּ֖י (bil·tî) Preposition Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until your brother אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) is with you.’ אִתְּכֶֽם׃ (’it·tə·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Links Genesis 43:3 NIVGenesis 43:3 NLT Genesis 43:3 ESV Genesis 43:3 NASB Genesis 43:3 KJV Genesis 43:3 BibleApps.com Genesis 43:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 43:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 43:3 French Bible Genesis 43:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 43:3 Judah spoke to him saying The man (Gen. 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