Genesis 43:5

“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.”

"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 43:5
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What does Genesis 43:5 mean?

In Genesis 43:5 (KJV), we read the following words spoken by the patriarch Jacob to his sons, "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." This verse is an essential part of the…

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The Essence of Dependency: Trusting God with Our Relationships

Genesis 43:5 reads, "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." This verse captures a moment of tension and need within a family dynamic that echoes through generations, illustrating…

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A Prayer for Obedience and Trust in God's Plan

Heavenly Father, As I come into Your sacred presence today, I am reminded of the words spoken in Genesis 43:5, which declare, "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." Lord, I lift…

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Genesis 43:5 - "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 24-43
Genesis 43:1 - "And the famine was sore in the land."
"And the famine was sore in the land." - Genesis 43:1
Genesis 43:19 - "And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,"
Genesis 43:13 - "Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:"
Genesis 43:17 - "And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house."
Genesis 43:20 - "And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:"
Genesis 43:25 - "And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there."
Genesis 30:43 - "And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses."
Genesis 43:4 - "If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:"
Genesis 43:10 - "For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time."
Genesis 43:31 - "And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread."
Genesis 43:24 - "And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender."
Genesis 36:43 - "Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites."
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 27:43 - "Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;"
Genesis 43:26 - "¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth."
Genesis 43:33 - "And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another."
Genesis 43:28 - "And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance."
Genesis 43:12 - "And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:"
Genesis 43:15 - "And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph."
Genesis 43:27 - "And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?"
Mark 5:43 - "And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat."
Ezekiel 43:5 - "So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house."
Genesis 43:22 - "And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks."
Matthew 5:43 - "¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy."
Isaiah 43:5 - "Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;"
"Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:" - Genesis 43:13