Genesis 44:28

New Century Version

When one son left me, I thought, “Surely he has been torn apart by a wild animal,” and I haven’t seen him since.

Cross References

Genesis 37:31

The brothers killed a goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in its blood.

Genesis 37:33

Jacob looked it over and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some savage animal has eaten him. My son Joseph has been torn to pieces!”

Genesis 42:36

Their father Jacob said to them, “You are robbing me of all my children. Joseph is gone, Simeon is gone, and now you want to take Benjamin away, too. Everything is against me.”

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob said, “I will not allow Benjamin to go with you. His brother is dead, and he is the only son left from my wife Rachel. I am afraid something terrible might happen to him during the trip to Egypt. Then I would be sad until the day I die.”