³⁸ But ^[a]Jacob said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his ^(A)brother is dead, and he alone remains. ^(B)If harm should befall him on the journey on which you are going, then you will ^(C)bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”

³¹ so it will be that when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Thus your servants will ^(A)bring the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.