And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

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Then Judah(A) said to Israel(B) his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.(C)

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And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

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He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us,(A) so that we may live and not die.”(B)

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Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

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“Let Reuben live and not die,
    nor[a] his people be few.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let

17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

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17 I will not die(A) but live,
    and will proclaim(B) what the Lord has done.

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21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

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21 There, by the Ahava Canal,(A) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey(B) for us and our children, with all our possessions.

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13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

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13 One of his officers answered, “Have some men take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their plight will be like that of all the Israelites left here—yes, they will only be like all these Israelites who are doomed. So let us send them to find out what happened.”

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If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

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If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city’—the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die.”

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31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.

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31 As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the land you have rejected.(A)

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12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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12 “Honor your father and your mother,(A) so that you may live long(B) in the land(C) the Lord your God is giving you.

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21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

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21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.(A)” And he reassured them and spoke kindly(B) to them.

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And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

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besides all the members of Joseph’s household and his brothers and those belonging to his father’s household.(A) Only their children and their flocks and herds were left in Goshen.(B)

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19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

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19 “You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts(A) from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.

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26 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.

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26 But we said, ‘We cannot go down. Only if our youngest brother is with us will we go. We cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’(A)

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