Genesis 42:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:38 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵרֵ֥ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
בְּנִ֖י
bên
H1121
son
עִמָּכֶ֑ם
ʻim
H5973
with
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אָחִ֨יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
מֵ֜ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְה֧וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לְבַדּ֣וֹ
bad
H905
apart
נִשְׁאָ֗ר
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
אָסוֹן֙
ʼâçôwn
H611
evil
בַּדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙
derek
H1870
way
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תֵּֽלְכוּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
בָ֔הּ
וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שֵׂיבָתִ֛י
sêybâh
H7872
gray hair
בְּיָג֖וֹן
yâgôwn
H3015
grief
שְׁאֽוֹלָה
shᵉʼôwl
H7585
Sheol
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him by the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he said, “My son will not go down with you, because his brother is dead, and he alone is left. And harm were to meet him on the road that you are going on, then you would bring my gray head down in sorrow to Sheol!”
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