Génesis 44:26

26 Mas nosotros respondimos: "No podemos ir. Si nuestro hermano menor va con nosotros, entonces iremos; porque no podemos ver el rostro del hombre si nuestro hermano no está con nosotros."

Génesis 44:26 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:26

And we said, we cannot go down
With any safety to their persons, which would be in danger, or with any profit to their families, since their end in going down to buy corn would not be answered: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down;
let it be agreed to, that Benjamin go along with us, to Egypt, and then no difficulty will be made of it: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother [be]
with us;
the face of the great man, the governor of Egypt; for that this phrase, "the man", is not used diminutively, but as expressive of grandeur, is clear, or otherwise it would never have been made use of in his presence, and in such a submissive and polite speech as this of Judah's.

Génesis 44:26 In-Context

24 Aconteció, pues, que cuando subimos a mi padre, tu siervo, le contamos las palabras de mi señor.

25 Y nuestro padre dijo: "Regresad, compradnos un poco de alimento."

26 Mas nosotros respondimos: "No podemos ir. Si nuestro hermano menor va con nosotros, entonces iremos; porque no podemos ver el rostro del hombre si nuestro hermano no está con nosotros."

27 Y mi padre, tu siervo, nos dijo: "Vosotros sabéis que mi mujer me dio a luz dos hijos;

28 el uno salió de mi lado, y dije: 'Seguro que ha sido despedazado', y no lo he visto desde entonces.