Genesis 43:6
King James Version (KJV)
And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
In context
4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
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.
6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
7 And 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?
8 And 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.
Genesis 43:6 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
- WEB World English Bible
- Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Israel saith, 'Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Israel said, Why did ye deal [so] ill with me [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Israel said, Why dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?