Genesis 43:6
“And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?”
Genesis 43:6 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery in that you told him you had also another brother.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
- DARBYDarby
- And Israel said, Why did ye deal so ill with me as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Israel said, Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Israel saith, 'Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly by telling the man you had another brother?"
Context: Genesis 43
4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
5But 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.
6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
8And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
About Genesis 43: Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt with Benjamin
The brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin, Joseph's brother, and Joseph reveals himself to them.
Commentary
Genesis 43 is a chapter that focuses on the reunion of Joseph and his brothers. After Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers, they are filled with fear and guilt for the way they treated him in the past. Joseph, however, is filled with compassion and mercy, and he reassures them that he harbors no ill will towards them. He even invites them to stay with him in Egypt and provides them with food and provisions.