Genesis 43:20

43:20 They said, “My lord, we did indeed come down ¹  the first time ²  to buy food.

[43:20]  ¹ tn The infinitive absolute is used for emphasis before the finite verbal form.

[43:20]  ² tn Heb “in the beginning” (see the note on the phrase “last time” in v. 18).