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Genesis 42:37-38
Living Bible
Genesis 42:37-38
Living Bible
37 Then Reuben said to his father, “Kill my two sons if I don’t bring Benjamin back to you. I’ll be responsible for him.”
38 But Jacob replied, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother Joseph is dead and he alone is left of his mother’s children. If anything should happen to him, I would die.”
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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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