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Genesis 44:29

Grief

27 And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

28 When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.

Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’

30 So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,

31 sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’
KJV
And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
WEB
If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’
ASV
and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And if you⁺ take also this one from my face and harm befalls him, then you⁺ shall bring down my gray hair in evil to Sheol.’
ÅB
Tar dere nå også denne fra meg, og det møter ham noen ulykke, så sender dere mine grå hår med sorg ned i dødsriket.
OTB
Hvis dere også tar denne fra meg og skade rammer ham, vil dere bringe mitt grå hode ned i graven i elendighet.’
B1930
Tar I nu også denne fra mig, og det møter ham nogen ulykke, så sender I mine grå hår med sorg ned i dødsriket.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 42:38

    But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”

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  • Genesis 43:14

    May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”

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  • Deuteronomy 31:17

    On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’

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  • Genesis 42:36

    Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

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  • Genesis 44:31

    sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

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  • Psalms 88:3–4

    For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

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