Genesis 44:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. ”

Genesis 44:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 44:34 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 44:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn’t with me?—lest I see the evil that will come on my father.””

Genesis 44:34 — World English Bible

Genesis 44:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father. ”

Genesis 44:34 — American Standard Version

Genesis 44:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for how do I go up unto my father, and the youth not with me? lest I look on the evil which doth find my father.'”

Genesis 44:34 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 44:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for how should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me? — lest I see the evil that would come on my father.”

Genesis 44:34 — Darby Translation

Genesis 44:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For how can I go vp to my father, if the childe be not with me, vnlesse I woulde see the euil that shall come on my father? ”

Genesis 44:34 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 44:34 in Context — Genesis 44

32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

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What Does Genesis 44:34 Mean?

Genesis 44:34 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 44. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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