Genesis 43:9 Hebrew Word Analysis

0אָֽנֹכִי֙h595
1I will be suretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּh6148
2for him of my handמִיָּדִ֖יh3027
3shalt thou requireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּh1245
4him ifאִםh518
5לֹ֨אh3808
6I bringהֲבִֽיאֹתִ֤יוh935
7אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙h413
8unto thee and setוְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יוh3322
9him before theeלְפָנֶ֔יךָh6440
10then let me bear the blameוְחָטָ֥אתִֽיh2398
11לְךָ֖h0
12כָּלh3605
13for everהַיָּמִֽים׃h3117

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

American Standard Version (ASV)

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

I will be surety for him: of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and set him before thy face, then shall I be guilty toward thee for ever.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

For except we had delayed, surely now we had returned this second time.

World English Bible (WEB)

I will be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don't bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

I -- I am surety `for' him, from my hand thou dost require him; if I have not brought him in unto thee, and set him before thee -- then I have sinned against thee all the days;