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Genesis 44:29

Grief

27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

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

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

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

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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

    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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  • Genesis 43:14

    And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

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  • 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 befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?

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  • 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.

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  • Genesis 44:31

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

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  • Psalms 88:3–4

    For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

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