Genesis 43:9

New American Bible - revised edition

I myself will serve as a guarantee for him. You can hold me responsible for him. If I fail to bring him back and set him before you, I will bear the blame before you forever.

Cross References

Genesis 31:39

I never brought you an animal torn by wild beasts; I made good the loss myself. You held me responsible for anything stolen by day or night.

Genesis 42:37

Then Reuben told his father: “You may kill my own two sons if I do not return him to you! Put him in my care, and I will bring him back to you.”

Genesis 43:10

Had we not delayed, we could have been there and back twice by now!”

Genesis 9:5

Indeed for your own lifeblood I will demand an accounting: from every animal I will demand it, and from a human being, each one for the blood of another, I will demand an accounting for human life.

2 Samuel 14:9

The woman of Tekoa answered him, “Upon me and my family be the blame, my lord king; the king and his throne are innocent.”

1 Kings 1:21

If this is not done, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”

Job 17:3

Put up a pledge for me with you: who is there to give surety for me?

Psalm 119:122

Guarantee your servant’s welfare; do not let the arrogant oppress me.

Ezekiel 3:18

If I say to the wicked, You shall surely die—and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade the wicked from their evil conduct in order to save their lives—then they shall die for their sin, but I will hold you responsible for their blood.

Ezekiel 3:20

But if the just turn away from their right conduct and do evil when I place a stumbling block before them, then they shall die. Since you did not warn them about their sin, they shall still die, and the just deeds that they performed will not be remembered on their behalf. I will, however, hold you responsible for their blood.

Ezekiel 33:6

If, however, the sentinel sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the sword attacks and takes someone’s life, his life will be taken for his own sin, but I will hold the sentinel responsible for his blood.

Ezekiel 33:8

When I say to the wicked, “You wicked, you must die,” and you do not speak up to warn the wicked about their ways, they shall die in their sins, but I will hold you responsible for their blood.

Luke 11:50

in order that this generation might be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world,

Hebrews 7:22

to that same degree has Jesus [also] become the guarantee of an [even] better covenant.