Catholic Public Domain Version
"If a delay had not intervened, by now we would have returned here a second time.” "
— Genesis 43:10, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.”
“for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time. ”
“for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."”
“But if we had not delayed, we could have traveled there and back twice by now!””
“If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.”
“Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.”
“For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.”
But they responded: “The man questioned us in order, concerning our family: whether our father lived, if we had a brother. And we answered him respectively, according to what he demanded. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother with you?’ ”
Likewise, Judah said to his father: “Send the boy with me, so that we may set out and be able to live, lest we and our little ones should die.
I accept the boy; require him at my hand. Unless I lead him back and restore him to you, I will be guilty of a sin against you for all time.
If a delay had not intervened, by now we would have returned here a second time.”
Therefore, their father Israel said to them: “If it is necessary to do so, then do what you will. Take, in your vessels, from the best fruits of the land, and carry down gifts to the man: a little resin, and honey, and storax ointment, oil of myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.
Also, take with you double the money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done in error.
But also take your brother, and go to the man.