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Genesis 43:10

For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

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כִּ֖יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לוּלֵ֣אluleifלוּלֵאconjunction — “if”H3884if notexcept, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּhitmahmahenvdelayמָהַהּverb, hithpalpel, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “delay”, a completed actionH4102properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctantdelay, linger, stay selves, tarry.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עַתָּ֥הatahthis timeעַתָּהadverb — “this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.שַׁ֖בְנוּshavnvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “again”, a completed actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…זֶ֥הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…פַעֲמָֽיִםfaamayimanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “anvil”, the ordinary formH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.

Young’s Literal Translation

for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.'

World English Bible

for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”

Darby Translation

For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice.

Douay-Rheims

If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ μὴ γὰρ ἐβραδύναμεν, ἤδη ἂν ὑπεστρέψαμεν δίς.