"For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time."
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And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:
For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice.
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
\43:11\And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
for unless we had lingered, surely we would have returned a second time by now."
for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.'