Génesis 43:7

7 —El hombre no dejaba de hacernos preguntas sobre nuestra familia —respondieron ellos—. Nos preguntó: “¿Su padre todavía vive? ¿Tienen ustedes otro hermano?”. Y nosotros contestamos sus preguntas. ¿Cómo íbamos a saber que nos diría: “Traigan aquí a su hermano”?

Génesis 43:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 43:7

And they said
Not Judah only, in the name of the rest, but each of them in turn, being all charged with doing an ill thing: the man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred;
or "in asking asked" ^F8; very particularly and closely, putting many questions to us, who we were? to whom we belonged? of what family we were? and inquired into the particulars and circumstances of our relations: saying, [is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother?
they told him they were all one man's sons, as they were obliged, when they were charged with being spies, in order to clear themselves, ( Genesis 42:10 Genesis 42:11 ) ; upon which he inquired whether their father was living, and whether they were all the sons their father had: and we told him according to the tenor of these words;
they answered to these questions put to them, and which were so closely put, that they could do no other than say what they did: could we certainly know that he would say, bring your brother down?
could they have foreseen this, they would have been more upon their guard; though in all probability had they been ever so cautious this would have been the case; it would have been required of them to bring their brother with them, so desirous was Joseph of seeing him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (lav lav) "interrogando interrogavit", Pagninus, Montanus

Génesis 43:7 In-Context

5 pero si no dejas que Benjamín vaya, nosotros tampoco iremos. Recuerda que el hombre dijo: “No volverán a ver mi rostro a menos que su hermano venga con ustedes”.

6 —¿Por qué fueron ustedes tan crueles conmigo? —se lamentó Jacob
— ¿Por qué le dijeron que tenían otro hermano?

7 —El hombre no dejaba de hacernos preguntas sobre nuestra familia —respondieron ellos—. Nos preguntó: “¿Su padre todavía vive? ¿Tienen ustedes otro hermano?”. Y nosotros contestamos sus preguntas. ¿Cómo íbamos a saber que nos diría: “Traigan aquí a su hermano”?

8 Judá le dijo a su padre:
—Envía al muchacho conmigo, y nos iremos ahora mismo. De no ser así, todos moriremos de hambre, y no solamente nosotros, sino tú y nuestros hijos.

9 Yo garantizo personalmente su seguridad. Puedes hacerme responsable a mí si no te lo traigo de regreso. Entonces cargaré con la culpa para siempre.