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Genesis 43:20

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43:20They said, “My lord, we did indeed come down33 the first time34 to buy food.

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Footnotes

  1. 33 The infinitive absolute is used for emphasis before the finite verbal form.
  2. 34 Heb “in the beginning” (see the note on the phrase “last time” in v. ).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and said, “Oh, my lord, we came down the first time to buy food.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They said, “My lord, we really did come down here the first time only to buy food.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Sir,” they said, “we came to Egypt once before to buy food.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they said, “Please, my lord, we surely came down once before to buy food,

KJV 1900King James Version

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: