Genesis 43:6

Translations

Modern

“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

Traditional

And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

Literal

And Israel said, “Why have you done evil to me, to tell the man you had yet to you a brother?”

Latin

Dixit eis Israël: In meam hoc fecistis miseriam, ut indicaretis ei et alium habere vos fratrem.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

Notes

Genesis 43:1–7

As the famine continued, Jacob's family needed more grain. But, they could not go back to Egypt without Benjamin (42:16, 20). Jacob understood he was in a difficult situation. He needed more food but he would not risk losing Benjamin.

Genesis 42:1–44:34

Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.

Theme notes and profiles

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