Genesis 44:25
New International Version
“Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy a little more food.’

New Living Translation
Later, when he said, ‘Go back again and buy us more food,’

English Standard Version
And when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’

Berean Standard Bible
Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’

King James Bible
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

New King James Version
And our father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little food.’

New American Standard Bible
And our father said, ‘Go back, buy us a little food.’

NASB 1995
“Our father said, ‘Go back, buy us a little food.’

NASB 1977
“And our father said, ‘Go back, buy us a little food.’

Legacy Standard Bible
And our father said, ‘Go back, buy us a little food.’

Amplified Bible
Our father said, ‘Go back [to Egypt], and buy us a little food.’

Christian Standard Bible
But our father said, ‘Go again, and buy us a little food.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But our father said, ‘Go again, and buy us some food.’

American Standard Version
And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Your Servant, our father, said to us, ‘Return, buy for us a little grain.’

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

Contemporary English Version
Later our father sent us back here to buy more grain.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And our father said: Go again, and buy us a little wheat.

English Revised Version
And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Then our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little more food.'

Good News Translation
Then he told us to return and buy a little food.

International Standard Version
"'Go back,' our father ordered, 'and buy us a little food.'

JPS Tanakh 1917
And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food.

Literal Standard Version
and our father says, Return, buy for us a little food,

Majority Standard Bible
Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’

New American Bible
“Later, our father said, ‘Go back and buy some food for us.’

NET Bible
"Then our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little food.'

New Revised Standard Version
And when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’

New Heart English Bible
But our father said, �Go again, buy us a little food.�

Webster's Bible Translation
And our father said, Go again; buy us a little food.

World English Bible
Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’

Young's Literal Translation
and our father saith, Turn back, buy for us a little food,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Judah Pleads for Benjamin
24Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him. 25Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’ 26But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’…

Cross References
Genesis 43:2
So when Jacob's sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little more food."

Genesis 44:24
Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.

Genesis 44:26
But we answered, 'We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.'


Treasury of Scripture

And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

Genesis 43:2,5
And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food…

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1. Joseph's policy to stay his brothers.
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14. They are brought before Joseph.
18. Judah's humble supplication to Joseph.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then our father
אָבִ֑ינוּ (’ā·ḇî·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1: Father

said,
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Go back
שֻׁ֖בוּ (šu·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

and buy
שִׁבְרוּ־ (šiḇ·rū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7666: To deal in grain

us
לָ֥נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

some
מְעַט־ (mə·‘aṭ-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few

food.’
אֹֽכֶל׃ (’ō·ḵel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 400: Food


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