Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 43:3 in context
Genesis 43:1–6
1
The famine was severe in the land.
2
When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”
3
Selected verse
Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
4
If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food;
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.’”
6
Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”
Continue with Genesis 43
Read the complete chapter in World English Bible Updated.
Open Genesis 43Full chapter · AI-generated narration