KJV ORIGINAL
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
If you will send our brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy food for you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The brothers are telling their father Jacob that they can only return to Egypt to buy desperately needed food if he allows Benjamin to come with them.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during a severe famine when Jacob's family was running out of food. The brothers had previously gone to Egypt to buy grain, but the Egyptian ruler (who was actually their brother Joseph, though they didn't recognize him) had demanded they bring their youngest brother Benjamin on their next trip. Jacob was reluctant because he had already lost Joseph and feared losing Benjamin too.
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