Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
For, if we had not lingered, surely now, had we come back here a second time.
New American Standard Bible
For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice.”
King James Version
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
Holman Bible
If we had not wasted time, we could have come back twice by now.”
International Standard Version
After all, if we hadn't delayed, we could have been there and back twice by now!"
A Conservative Version
For unless we had lingered, surely we would have now returned a second time.
American Standard Version
for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.
Amplified
For if we had not delayed like this, surely by now we would have returned the second time.”
Bible in Basic English
Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.
Darby Translation
For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice.
Julia Smith Translation
For unless we lingered we had turned back this twice.
King James 2000
For except we had lingered, surely now we would have returned this second time.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Surely if we had not hesitated by this [time] we would have returned twice."
Modern King James verseion
For unless we had lingered, surely now we would have returned the second time.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For except we had made this tarrying: by this we had been there twice and come again."
NET Bible
But if we had not delayed, we could have traveled there and back twice by now!"
New Heart English Bible
for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."
Webster
For except we had delayed, surely now we had returned this second time.
World English Bible
for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."
Youngs Literal Translation
for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.'
Themes
jacob » Sends to egypt to buy corn (grain)
Judah » Son of jacob » Goes down into egypt for corn (grain)
Interlinear
Luwle'
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 43:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph's Brothers Return To Egypt
9 I, will be surety for him, at my hand, shalt thou require him, - as surely as I bring him not in unto thee, and set him down before thee, so surely will I be counted a sinner against thee all the days, 10 For, if we had not lingered, surely now, had we come back here a second time. 11 Then Israel their father said unto them - If so, then do this, - Take of the song of the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man a present, - A little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth gum and cistus gum, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Cross References
Genesis 19:16
And he lingered - so the men laid hold of his hand and of the hand of his wife and of the hand of his two daughters, in the tenderness of Yahweh towards him, - and they brought him out and led him forth outside the city.