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Genesis 43:3,5 - Compare All Versions

Genesis 43:3 NIV (New International Version)

But Judah said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5 NIV (New International Version)

But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Genesis 43:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

But if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”

Genesis 43:3 NLT (New Living Translation)

But Judah said, “The man was serious when he warned us, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5 NLT (New Living Translation)

But if you don’t let Benjamin go, we won’t go either. Remember, the man said, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”

Genesis 43:3 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

But Judah said to him, “The man specifically warned us, ‘You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

But if you will not send him, we will not go, for the man said to us, ‘You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Genesis 43:3 KJV (King James Version)

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

Genesis 43:5 KJV (King James Version)

but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

Genesis 43:3 NKJV (New King James Version)

But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5 NKJV (New King James Version)

But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Genesis 43:3-5 MSG (The Message)

But Judah said, “The man warned us most emphatically, ‘You won’t so much as see my face if you don’t have your brother with you.’ If you’re ready to release our brother to go with us, we’ll go down and get you food. But if you’re not ready, we aren’t going. What would be the use? The man told us, ‘You won’t so much as see my face if you don’t have your brother with you.’”

Genesis 43:3-5 MSG (The Message)

But Judah said, “The man warned us most emphatically, ‘You won’t so much as see my face if you don’t have your brother with you.’ If you’re ready to release our brother to go with us, we’ll go down and get you food. But if you’re not ready, we aren’t going. What would be the use? The man told us, ‘You won’t so much as see my face if you don’t have your brother with you.’”

Genesis 43:3 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Judah spoke to him, however, saying, “The man sternly warned us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

But if you do not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Genesis 43:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)

But Judah said to him, “The man [representing Pharaoh] solemnly and sternly warned us, saying, ‘You will not see my face [again] unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)

But if you will not send him, we will not go down there; for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”

Genesis 43:3 NET (New English Translation)

But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 43:5 NET (New English Translation)

But if you will not send him, we won’t go down there because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’”