Genesis 43:4

4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

Genesis 43:4 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 43:4

If thou wilt send our brother with us
Give orders for his going with us, and put him under our care: we will go down and buy thee food;
signifying, on the above condition, that they were ready and willing to take a journey into Egypt, and buy provisions for him and his family, otherwise not.

Genesis 43:4 In-Context

2 And it came to pass, when they had consumed the corn which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

3 And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother [be] with you.

4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

5 But if thou wilt not send [him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother [be] with you.

6 And Israel said, Why dealt ye [so] ill with me, [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?