Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
World English Bible (WEB)
They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down?’”
Strong's King James
And they said{H559}{(H8799)}, The man{H376} asked{H7592}{(H8804)} us straitly{H7592}{(H8800)} of our state, and of our kindred{H4138}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Is your father{H1} yet alive{H2416}? have ye{H3426} another brother{H251}? and we told{H5046}{(H8686)} him according{H5921} to the tenor{H6310} of these words{H1697}: could we certainly{H3045}{(H8800)} know{H3045}{(H8799)} that he would say{H559}{(H8799)}, Bring{H3381} your brother{H251} down{H3381}{(H8685)}?
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Young's Literal Translation
and they say, ‘The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?’
