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Genesis 42:38
New English Translation
Genesis 42:38
New English Translation
38 But Jacob[a] replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left.[b] If an accident happens to him on the journey you have to make, then you will bring down my gray hair[c] in sorrow to the grave.”[d]
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- Genesis 42:38 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 42:38 sn The expression he alone is left meant that (so far as Jacob knew) Benjamin was the only surviving child of his mother Rachel.
- Genesis 42:38 sn The expression bring down my gray hair is figurative, using a part for the whole—they would put Jacob in the grave. But the gray head signifies a long life of worry and trouble.
- Genesis 42:38 tn Heb “to Sheol,” the dwelling place of the dead.
Genesis 42:38
King James Version
Genesis 42:38
King James Version
38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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