Genesis 44:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 44:31 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 →
וְהָיָ֗ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּרְאוֹת֛וֹ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
הַנַּ֖עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
וָמֵ֑ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְהוֹרִ֨ידוּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
עֲבָדֶ֜יךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שֵׂיבַ֨ת
sêybâh
H7872
gray hair
עַבְדְּךָ֥
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אָבִ֛ינוּ
ʼâb
H1
father
בְּיָג֖וֹן
yâgôwn
H3015
grief
שְׁאֹֽלָה
shᵉʼôwl
H7585
Sheol
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World English Bible Public Domain
it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then it will happen when he sees that the young man is not, then he will die! And your servants will bring the gray head of your servant our father down in sorrow to Sheol!
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