Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 43:14

"and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved." — Genesis 43:14 (ASV)

God Almighty. —Hebrew, El Shaddai, the name by which Abraham’s covenant (Genesis 17:1) was renewed to Jacob (Genesis 35:11).

If I be bereaved ... — This is an expression of pious resignation, united with heartfelt anguish. The inserted words of my children lessen the pathos of the patriarch’s utterance, which literally is and I, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.