Genesis 44:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.”

Genesis 44:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 44:26 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 44:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother is with us.’”

Genesis 44:26 — World English Bible

Genesis 44:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.”

Genesis 44:26 — American Standard Version

Genesis 44:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man's face, and our young brother not with us.”

Genesis 44:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 44:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.”

Genesis 44:26 — Darby Translation

Genesis 44:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then we answered, We can not go downe: but if our yongest brother go with vs, then will we go downe: for we may not see the mans face, except our yongest brother be with vs.”

Genesis 44:26 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 44:26 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And we said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down—for we cannot see the face of the man unless our youngest brother is with us.'”

Genesis 44:26 — The Living Sword

Genesis 44:26 in Context — Genesis 44

24 Lorsque nous sommes remontés auprès de ton serviteur, mon père, nous lui avons rapporté les paroles de mon seigneur.

25 Notre père a dit: Retournez, achetez-nous un peu de vivres.

26 Nous avons répondu: Nous ne pouvons pas descendre; mais, si notre jeune frère est avec nous, nous descendrons, car nous ne pouvons pas voir la face de cet homme, à moins que notre jeune frère ne soit avec nous.

27 Ton serviteur, notre père, nous a dit: Vous savez que ma femme m’a enfanté deux fils.

28 L’un étant sorti de chez moi, je pense qu’il a été sans doute déchiré, car je ne l’ai pas revu jusqu’à présent.

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What Does Genesis 44:26 Mean?

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