Genesis 43:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.””

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BSBPD

“If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 43:10 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 19:16But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.

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