Genesis 44:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”

Genesis 44:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 44:29 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 44:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’”

Genesis 44:29 — World English Bible

Genesis 44:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol. ”

Genesis 44:29 — American Standard Version

Genesis 44:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Genesis 44:29 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 44:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol. ”

Genesis 44:29 — Darby Translation

Genesis 44:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe yee take this also away from me: if death take him, then yee shall bring my graye head in sorowe to the graue.”

Genesis 44:29 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 44:29 in Context — Genesis 44

27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;

31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

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What Does Genesis 44:29 Mean?

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