Genesis 44:25

25 “Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy a little more food.’

Genesis 44:25 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
English Standard Version (ESV)
25 And when our father said, 'Go again, buy us a little food,'
New Living Translation (NLT)
25 Later, when he said, ‘Go back again and buy us more food,’
The Message Bible (MSG)
25 So when our father said, 'Go back and buy some more food,'
American Standard Version (ASV)
25 And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
25 "Then our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little more food.'
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
25 But our father said, 'Go again, and buy us some food.'
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
25 "Then our father said, 'Go back. Buy a little more food.'

Genesis 44:25 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:25

And our father said
After some time, when the corn was almost consumed they had bought in Egypt: go again, [and] buy us a little food;
that may suffice fill the famine is over; see ( Genesis 43:1 ) .

Genesis 44:25 In-Context

23 But you told your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
24 When we went back to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.
25 “Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy a little more food.’
26 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.’
27 “Your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 42:2; Genesis 43:2
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