Génesis 43:9

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.

Génesis 43:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 43:9

I will be surety for him
Engage for his safe return: of my hand shall thou require him;
I will be answerable for him: if I bring him not to thee, and set him before thee:
do not return him from Egypt, and bring him to Canaan, into his father's house and presence safe, and sound: then let me bear the blame for ever;
of persuading his father to let him go with him; all this he said, to show what care he would take of him, and what confidence he had that no evil would befall him, that he would be returned with them in safety; which he might ground upon the assurance that Joseph had given, that they should not die if they brought their brother with them, ( Genesis 42:20 ) ; and perhaps Judah, as Schmidt thinks, might be under a special instinct of divine Providence, which directed him to say these things: and it may be added, that Jacob also might be under a divine impulse, which influenced him to regard what Judah said, or otherwise his suretyship was but a poor security, and of little avail.

Génesis 43:9 In-Context

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.

10 Si no hubiéramos perdido todo este tiempo, ya habríamos ido y vuelto dos veces.

11 Entonces su padre Jacob finalmente les dijo:
—Si no queda otro remedio, entonces al menos hagan esto: carguen sus costales con los mejores productos de esta tierra —bálsamo, miel, resinas aromáticas, pistachos y almendras—; llévenselos al hombre como regalo.