Chuàngshìjì 43:1

1 Nà dì de jīhuāng shèn dà .

Chuàngshìjì 43:1 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 43:1

And the famine [was] sore in the land.
] In the land of Canaan; it increased yet more and more: this is observed for the sake of what follows, showing the reason and necessity of Jacob's sons taking a second journey into Egypt.

Chuàngshìjì 43:1 In-Context

1 Nà dì de jīhuāng shèn dà .

2 Tāmen cóng Āijí daì lái de liángshi chī jìn le , tāmende fùqin jiù duì tāmen shuō , nǐmen zaì qù gĕi wǒ dí xiē liáng lái .

3 Yóudà duì tā shuō , nà rén zhūnzhūn dì gàojiè wǒmen shuō , nǐmen de xiōngdi ruò bù yǔ nǐmen tóng lái , nǐmen jiù bùdé jiàn wǒde miàn .

4 Nǐ ruò dǎfa wǒmen de xiōngdi yǔ wǒmen tóng qù , wǒmen jiù xià qù gĕi nǐ dí liáng .

5 Nǐ ruò bù dǎfa tā qù , wǒmen jiù bù xià qù , yīnwei nà rén duì wǒmen shuō , nǐmen de xiōngdi ruò bù yǔ nǐmen tòng lái , nǐmen jiù bùdé jiàn wǒde miàn .