Genesis 42:38 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

³⁸ In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁸ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁸ But [Jacob] said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left [of his mother's children]; if harm or accident should befall him on the journey you are to take, you would bring my hoary head down to Sheol (the place of the dead) with grief.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁸ And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

Common English Bible

³⁸ But Jacob said to him, “My son won’t go down with you because his brother’s dead and he’s been left all alone. If anything were to happen to him on the trip you are taking, you would send me—old as I am—to my grave in grief.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁸ But he said: "My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any adversity will befall him in the land to which you travel, you would lead my grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave."

Genesis 42:38 Cross References

Genesis 37:33

4 And tearing his garments, he put an sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.

Genesis 37:34

5 And alibis children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping,

Genesis 37:35

6 The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.

Genesis 42:13

4 He saith: This is it that I said: You are spies.

Genesis 42:37

8 But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to hell.

Genesis 42:4

And they entered into the land of Egypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan.

Genesis 43:13

4 And may my almighty Bod make him favourable to you; and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.

Genesis 44:20

1 And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him.

Genesis 44:22

3 And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.

1 Kings 2:6

1 And the days that David reigned in Israel, were forty gears: in Hebron he reigned seven years, in Jerusalem thirty-three.

Job 41:32

With the hearing of the ear, I have heard thee, but now my eye seeth thee.

Psalm 71:18

A psalm on Solomon. Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king's son thy justice:

Psalm 90:10

7 And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and direct thou the works of our hands over us; yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.

Isaiah 38:10

8 For hell shall not confess to thee, neither shall death praise thee: nor shall they that go down into the pit, look for thy truth.

Isaiah 46:4

2 Hear me, O ye hardhearted, who are far from justice.