Genesis 44:23

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see * my face no more * .

Genesis 44:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:23

And thou saidst unto thy servants
In answer to the representation of things made by them, and notwithstanding that: except your youngest brother come down with you, you shall see my face
no more;
which though not before related in the discourse, which passed between Joseph and his brethren, in express terms, yet might be justly inferred from what he said; nay, might be expressed in so many words, though not recorded, and as it seems plainly it was, as appears from ( Genesis 43:3 ) .

Genesis 44:23 In-Context

21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die .

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more .

24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 And our father said , Go again , and buy us a little food.