Genesis 43:20

and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

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WEBBE

and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

BSB

“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

KJV

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

ASV

and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

BBE

And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

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וַיֹּאמְרוּ vai·yo·me·ru and they said H559 בִּי bi pardon us H994 אֲדֹנִי 'a·do·ni O lord my H113 יָרֹד ya·rod certainly (to come down) H3381 יָרַדְנוּ ya·rad·nu we came down H3381 בַּתְּחִלָּה ba·te·chi·lah at the beginning H8462 לִשְׁבָּר־ lish·bor- to buy H7666 אֹכֶל 'o·khel food H400

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–25

Jacob's sons went down the second time into Egypt to buy corn. If we should ever know what a famine of the word means, let us not think it much to travel as far for spiritual food, as they did for bodily food. Joseph's steward had orders from his master to take them to his house. Even this frightened them. Those that are guilty make the worst of every thing. But the steward encouraged them. It appears, from what he said, that by his good master he was brought to the knowledge of the true God, the God of the Hebrews. Religious servants should take all fit occasions to speak of God and his providence, with reverence and seriousness.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.