Genesis 43:20

43:20 They said, “My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.

Genesis 47:5

47:5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.


tn The infinitive absolute is used for emphasis before the finite verbal form.

tn Heb “in the beginning” (see the note on the phrase “last time” in v. 18).