Kejadian 43:3-5

43:3 But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned ¹  us, ‘You will not see my face ²  unless your brother is with you.’ 43:4 If you send ³  our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy food for you. 43:5 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.’”

[43:3]  ¹ tn The infinitive absolute with the finite verb stresses the point. The primary meaning of the verb is “to witness; to testify.” It alludes to Joseph’s oath, which was tantamount to a threat or warning.

[43:3]  ² tn The idiom “see my face” means “have an audience with me.”

[43:4]  ³ tn Heb “if there is you sending,” that is, “if you send.”