Genesis 43:20 meaning and explanation
“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
Genesis 43:20, Berean Standard Bible
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The brothers are speaking to Joseph's household steward at the entrance of the house in Egypt, frightened that they are about to be seized over the silver found in their sacks. Their opening words are a plea for a hearing: they insist they came the first time only to buy food, not to steal.
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