Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
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Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
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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.
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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.
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Passages linked to Genesis 43:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 44:23 You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
- Genesis 43:5 but if you don’t send him, we won’t go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’ ”
- Genesis 42:15-20 By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go out from here, unless your youngest brother comes here. Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.” He put them all together into custody for three days. Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and live, for I fear God. If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses. Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won’t die.” They did so.
- Genesis 42:33-34 The man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way. Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’ ”
- 2 Samuel 3:13 He said, “Good. I will make a treaty with you, but one thing I require of you. That is, you will not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see my face.”
- 2 Samuel 14:24 The king said, “Let him return to his own house, but let him not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, and didn’t see the king’s face.
- 2 Samuel 14:28 Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and he didn’t see the king’s face.
- 2 Samuel 14:32 Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.” ’ ”
- Acts 7:34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you into Egypt.’
- Acts 20:25 “Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.
- Acts 20:38 sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 3. And Judah spake unto him, saying. Judah seems…
3. And Judah spake unto him, saying. Judah seems to feign something, for the purpose of extorting from his father what he knew he would not freely grant; but it is probable that many discourses had been held on both sides, which Moses, according to his custom, has not related. And since Joseph so ardently desired the sight of his brother Benjamin, it is not surprising that he should have labored, in every possible way, to obtain it. It may also have happened that he had caused some notification or legal summons to be served, by which his brother was cited to make his appearance, as in judicial causes. This however deserves to be noticed, that Moses relates the long disputation which Jacob had with his sons, in order that we may know with what difficulty he allowed his son Benjamin to be torn away from him. For, though hunger was pressing, he nevertheless contended for retaining him, just as if he were striving for the salvation of his whole family. Whence, again, we may conjecture, that he suspected his sons of a wicked conspiracy; and on this account Judah offers himself as a surety. For he does not promise anything respecting the event, but only, for the sake of clearing himself and his brethren, he takes Benjamin under his care, with this condition, that if any injury should be done to Benjamin, he would bear the punishment and the blame. From the example of Jacob let us learn patient endurance, should the Lord often compel us, by pressure of circumstances, to do many things contrary to the inclination of our own minds; for Jacob sends away his son, as if he were delivering him over unto death.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 43:3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The…
Gen 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.
Ver. 3. Ye shall not see my face, &c.] No acceptation without Benjamin, that son of sorrow: so, neither with God, without sound repentance. This is the rainbow, which if God sees shining in our hearts, he will never drown our souls.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Ye shall not see my face. See the same…
Ye shall not see my face. See the same expression, 2Sa 14:24,32; Act 20:25,38. Ye shall not be admitted into my presence, nor to the purchasing of any corn here.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain If thou wilt send our brother with us,.... Give…
If thou wilt send our brother with us,.... Give orders for his going with us, and put him under our care:
we will go down and buy thee food; signifying, on the above condition, that they were ready and willing to take a journey into Egypt, and buy provisions for him and his family, otherwise not.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. Did solemnly protest — He had sworn by…
3. Did solemnly protest — He had sworn by the life of Pharaoh. Gen_42:15-16.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. Judah] Judah is prominent throughout the J narrative.…
3. Judah] Judah is prominent throughout the J narrative. Cf. Gen_43:8, Gen_37:26, Gen_44:14-34, Gen_46:28.
except your brother be with you] Admission to Joseph’s presence and permission to buy corn were to depend on Benjamin’s accompanying them. The other two objects mentioned in Gen_42:34, (1) to disprove the charge of being spies, and (2) to obtain the release of Simeon, are not mentioned.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Judah told him
Judah told him
"Judah told his father Jacob"
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The man
This refers to Joseph, but the brothers did not know it was Joseph. They referred to him as "the man" or "the man, the lord of the land" as in Genesis 42:30.
warned us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
This has a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. AT: "warned us that we would not see his face unless we brought our youngest brother with us" (See: Quotes Within Quotes and Direct and Indirect Quotations)
solemnly warned us
"was very serious when he warned us, saying"
You will not see my face
Judah uses this phrase twice in Gen 43:3-5 to emphasize to his father that they cannot return to Egypt without Benjamin. The phrase "my face" refers to the man, who is Joseph. AT: "You will not see me" (See: Synecdoche)
your brother is with you
Judah is referring to Benjamin, Rachel's last born before she died.
we will not go down
It was common to use the phrase "go down" when speaking of traveling from Canaan to Egypt.
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