Genesis 43:5
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.In other versions
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.
ASV
And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?
BBE
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.
DBY
but if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'"
WEB
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.'
YLT
But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, All of you shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
ENG
And Israel said, Why dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
WBT
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.’”
BSB
In context
3And 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.
4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
5But 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.
6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?