Genesis 43:9 in 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;
| I | אָֽנֹכִי֙ | ʾānōkiy | ah-noh-HEE |
| will be surety | אֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ | ʾeʿerbennû | eh-er-VEH-noo |
| hand my of him; for | מִיָּדִ֖י | miyyādî | mee-ya-DEE |
| shalt thou require | תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּ | tĕbaqšennû | teh-vahk-SHEH-noo |
| if him: | אִם | ʾim | eem |
| I bring | לֹ֨א | lōʾ | loh |
| not him | הֲבִֽיאֹתִ֤יו | hăbîʾōtîw | huh-vee-oh-TEEOO |
| unto | אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ʾēlêkā | ay-LAY-HA |
| thee, and set | וְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יו | wĕhiṣṣagtîw | veh-hee-tsahɡ-TEEOO |
| thee, before him | לְפָנֶ֔יךָ | lĕpānêkā | leh-fa-NAY-ha |
| blame the bear me let then | וְחָטָ֥אתִֽי | wĕḥāṭāʾtî | veh-ha-TA-tee |
| for ever: | לְךָ֖ | lĕkā | leh-HA |
| כָּל | kāl | kahl | |
| הַיָּמִֽים׃ | hayyāmîm | ha-ya-MEEM |