Genesis 43:4

43:4 If you send ¹  our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy food for you.

Genesis 43:20

43:20 They said, “My lord, we did indeed come down ²  the first time ³  to buy food.

[43:4]  ¹ tn Heb “if there is you sending,” that is, “if you send.”

[43:20]  ² tn The infinitive absolute is used for emphasis before the finite verbal form.

[43:20]  ³ tn Heb “in the beginning” (see the note on the phrase “last time” in v. 18).