Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’ Young's Literal Translation and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man’s face, and our young brother not with us. King James Bible And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother [be] with us. Hebrew But we answered,וַנֹּ֕אמֶר (wan·nō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘We cannot לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no go down there לָרֶ֑דֶת (lā·re·ḏeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend unless אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not our younger הַקָּטֹ֤ן (haq·qā·ṭōn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant brother אָחִ֨ינוּ (’ā·ḥî·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) goes וְיָרַ֔דְנוּ (wə·yā·raḏ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend with us. אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ (’it·tā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among So if our younger הַקָּטֹ֖ן (haq·qā·ṭōn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant brother וְאָחִ֥ינוּ (wə·’ā·ḥî·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) is not אֵינֶ֥נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle with us, אִתָּֽנוּ׃ (’it·tā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among we cannot לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no see לִרְאוֹת֙ (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see the man.’ הָאִ֔ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person |