Genesis 44:23
Strong's Lexicon
But you said
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

your servants,
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

Unless
לֹ֥א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

your younger
הַקָּטֹ֖ן (haq·qā·ṭōn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6996: 1) young, small, insignificant, unimportant 1a) small 1b) insignificant 1c) young 1d) unimportant

brother
אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

comes down
יֵרֵ֛ד (yê·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down

with you,
אִתְּכֶ֑ם (’it·tə·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)

you will not
לֹ֥א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

see
לִרְא֥וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

my face
פָּנָֽי׃ (pā·nāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

again.’
תֹסִפ֖וּן (ṯō·si·p̄ūn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 3254: 1) to add, increase, do again 1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to join, join oneself to 1b2) to be joined, be added to 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to add, increase 1c2) to do more, do again

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But you said to your servants, Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then you said to your servants, ‘ If your younger brother does not come down with you, you will not see me again.’

New American Standard Bible
"You said to your servants, however, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

King James Bible
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But you told your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

New Living Translation
But you told us, 'Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you will never see my face again.'

English Standard Version
Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.’

New American Standard Bible
"You said to your servants, however, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then you said to your servants, 'If your younger brother does not come down with you, you will not see me again.'"

International Standard Version
But then you told your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes back with you, you won't see my face again.'

NET Bible
But you said to your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'

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

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

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
















Cross References
Genesis 42:20
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

Genesis 43:3
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.

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.

Genesis 44:22
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

Genesis 44:24
And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 44:21
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Genesis 44:20
And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

Genesis 44:25
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

Genesis 44:26
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.
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