Genesis 44:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.’”
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“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.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my grey hairs with evil to sheol.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 44:29 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:35All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
- Genesis 42:4But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”
- Genesis 42:36Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
- Genesis 42:38But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
- Genesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
- Genesis 44:31sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.
- Deuteronomy 31:17On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
- Psalms 88:3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
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