Genesis 42:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.”

Genesis 42:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 42:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 42:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But Jacob didn’t send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers; for he said, “Lest perhaps harm happen to him.””

Genesis 42:4 — World English Bible

Genesis 42:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure harm befall him. ”

Genesis 42:4 — American Standard Version

Genesis 42:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, `Lest mischief meet him.'”

Genesis 42:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 42:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest mischief may befall him. ”

Genesis 42:4 — Darby Translation

Genesis 42:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But Beniamin Iosephs brother woulde not Iaakob send with his brethren: for he saide, Least death should befall him.”

Genesis 42:4 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 42:4 in Context — Genesis 42

2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

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What Does Genesis 42:4 Mean?

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