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.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsbut 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.
But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
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.'
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)