NASB
""For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice.""
— Genesis 43:10, NASB
“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 said, "The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"
Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the lad with me and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, we as well as you and our little ones.
"I myself will be surety for him; you may hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame before you forever.
"For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice."
Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and carry down to the man as a present, a little balm and a little honey, aromatic gum and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
"Take double the money in your hand, and take back in your hand the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks; perhaps it was a mistake.
"Take your brother also, and arise, return to the man;