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"This is what happened when we went back to your servant my father: We reported your words to him.
Genesis 44:24 Meaning and Commentary
Genesis 44:24
And it came to pass, when we came unto thy servant my father, &c.] In the land of Canaan: we told him the words of my lord; what he had said to them, particularly respecting Benjamin.
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And we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’
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But you told your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
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When we went back to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.
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“Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy a little more food.’
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But we said, ‘We cannot go down. Only if our youngest brother is with us will we go. We cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’