Genesis 44:29

What does Genesis 44:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 44:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my grey hairs with evil to sheol.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hell.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol.

Context

v.28and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since:

v.29This passage

v.30Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 42:36

    And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

  • Genesis 42:38

    And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

  • Psalms 88:3

    For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 31:17

    Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come upon them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?

  • Genesis 44:31

    it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

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