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Genesis 42:37-38
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Genesis 42:37-38
Easy-to-Read Version
37 But Reuben said to his father, “Father, you may kill my two sons if I don’t bring Benjamin back to you. Trust me. I will bring him back to you.”
38 But Jacob said, “I will not let Benjamin go with you. His brother is dead, and he is the only son left from my wife Rachel. It would kill me if anything happened to him during the trip to Egypt. You would send me to the grave[a] a very sad, old man.”
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- Genesis 42:38 grave Or “Sheol,” the place of death.
Genesis 42:37-38
New International Version
Genesis 42:37-38
New International Version
37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care,(A) and I will bring him back.”(B)
38 But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead(C) and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him(D) on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave(E) in sorrow.(F)”
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