The Meaning of Genesis 43:5 Explained

Genesis 43:5

KJV: 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.

YLT: and if thou art not sending -- we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you.'

Darby: but if thou do not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Genesis 43:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 43:1-15 - The Brothers Return With Benjamin
Joseph, in giving corn to save his own brethren and the Egyptians from starvation, is a type of our Lord, who gives the bread of life to Jew and Gentile-to all that come to Him in their hopeless need. And in this return of the full money in the sacks we are reminded that salvation is without money and without price. Whatever we bring to enrich Christ He returns to us. His gifts are all of His unmerited grace and favor. Very often we move forward with dread into the unknown; but that dread is the child of ignorance. If only we realized that love is waiting for us there, which does not ask for balm and honey, for spices and myrrh, but just for ourselves, how much happier life would become! Lift up your hearts; a feast awaits you! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 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

What do the individual words in Genesis 43:5 mean?

But if not you will send [him] not we will go down for the man said to us not you shall see my face unless your brother [is] with you
וְאִם־ אֵינְךָ֥ מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ לֹ֣א נֵרֵ֑ד כִּֽי־ הָאִ֞ישׁ אָמַ֤ר אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֹֽא־ תִרְא֣וּ פָנַ֔י בִּלְתִּ֖י אֲחִיכֶ֥ם אִתְּכֶֽם

וְאִם־  But  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ  you  will  send  [him] 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
נֵרֵ֑ד  we  will  go  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
הָאִ֞ישׁ  the  man 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אָמַ֤ר  said 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙  to  us 
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
תִרְא֣וּ  you  shall  see 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
פָנַ֔י  my  face 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
בִּלְתִּ֖י  unless 
Parse: Preposition
Root: בִּלְתִּי  
Sense: not, except adv.
אֲחִיכֶ֥ם  your  brother  [is] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
אִתְּכֶֽם  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.

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