Bible Strands
Genesis 44:25
Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The brothers relay their father’s prior command to Joseph while negotiating their return to Canaan with Benjamin.
The words — אָבִינוּ ('a.Vi./nu) translates to “our father,” and שִׁבְרוּ (shiv.ru) means “buy,” preserving the exact phrasing the patriarch used when first sending them to Egypt.
The thread — This echoes Genesis 43:2, where Jacob orders his sons to purchase grain, and Genesis 43:5, which establishes the condition that the younger brother must accompany them.
Why it lands — The text records a direct quotation of a past command to show how earlier instructions now dictate present negotiations, requiring the reader to track how prior obligations shape current outcomes.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
Cross-references
- Genesis 43:2 So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
- Genesis 43:5 But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”