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Genesis 44:21-23
New English Translation
Genesis 44:21-23
New English Translation
21 “Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so I can see[a] him.’[b] 22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father[c] will die.’[d] 23 But you said to your servants, ‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’
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- Genesis 44:21 tn The cohortative after the imperative indicates purpose here.
- Genesis 44:21 tn Heb “that I may set my eyes upon him.”
- Genesis 44:22 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the boy’s father, i.e., Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 44:22 tn The last two verbs are perfect tenses with vav consecutive. The first is subordinated to the second as a conditional clause.
創 世 記 44:21-23
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
創 世 記 44:21-23
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
21 你 对 仆 人 说 ： 「 把 他 带 到 我 这 里 来 ， 叫 我 亲 眼 看 看 他 。 」
22 我 们 对 我 主 说 ： 童 子 不 能 离 开 他 父 亲 ， 若 是 离 开 ， 他 父 亲 必 死 。
23 你 对 仆 人 说 ： 你 们 的 小 兄 弟 若 不 与 你 们 一 同 下 来 ， 你 们 就 不 得 再 见 我 的 面 。
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Genesis 44:21-23
New International Version
Genesis 44:21-23
New International Version
21 “Then you said to your servants,(A) ‘Bring him down to me so I can see him for myself.’(B) 22 And we said to my lord,(C) ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’(D) 23 But you told your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’(E)
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