Genesis 43:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For ifלוּלֵ֣א
(lu·le)
3884a: if not, unlessfrom lu and lo
we had not delayed,הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּ
(hit·mah·ma·he·nu;)
4102: to linger, tarrya prim. root
surelyכִּ֖י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
by nowעַתָּ֥ה
(at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
we could have returnedשַׁ֖בְנוּ
(shav·nu)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
twice."פַעֲמָֽיִם׃
(fa·'a·ma·yim.)
6471: a beat, foot, anvil, occurrencefrom paam


















KJV Lexicon
For except
luwle'  (loo-lay')
if not -- except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
we had lingered
mahahh  (maw-hah')
to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant -- delay, linger, stay selves, tarry.
surely now we had returned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
this second time
pa`am  (pah'-am)
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow) -- anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-)fold, now, (this) + once, order, rank, step, + thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice."

King James Bible
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If we had not wasted time, we could have come back twice by now."

International Standard Version
After all, if we hadn't delayed, we could have been there and back twice by now!"

NET Bible
But if we had not delayed, we could have traveled there and back twice by now!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If we hadn't waited so long, we could have made this trip twice by now."

King James 2000 Bible
For except we had lingered, surely now we would have returned this second time.
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