Genesis 42:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow.

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  • Gen 37:35 : 35 And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.
  • Gen 42:4 : 4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.
  • Gen 37:33 : 33 And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.
  • Gen 42:13 : 13 Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
  • Gen 35:16-18 : 16 So they went on from Beth-el; and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, the pains of birth came on Rachel and she had a hard time. 17 And when her pain was very great, the woman who was helping her said, Have no fear; for now you will have another son. 18 And in the hour when her life went from her (for death came to her), she gave the child the name Ben-oni: but his father gave him the name of Benjamin.
  • Gen 30:22-24 : 22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile. 23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame. 24 And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
  • Gen 44:20 : 20 And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.
  • Gen 44:27-34 : 27 And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons; 28 The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him, 29 If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld. 30 If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one, 31 When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld. 32 For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever. 33 So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers. 34 For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?
  • 1 Kgs 2:6 : 6 So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.
  • Ps 71:18 : 18 Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.
  • Ps 90:10 : 10 The measure of our life is seventy years; and if through strength it may be eighty years, its pride is only trouble and sorrow, for it comes to an end and we are quickly gone.
  • Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.
  • Isa 38:10 : 10 I said, In the quiet of my days I am going down into the underworld: the rest of my years are being taken away from me.
  • Isa 46:4 : 4 Even when you are old I will be the same, and when you are grey-haired I will take care of you: I will still be responsible for what I made; yes, I will take you and keep you safe.

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  • Gen 44:26-34
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    84%

    26 And we said, Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down; for we may not see the man's face again if our youngest brother is not with us.

    27 And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;

    28 The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,

    29 If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld.

    30 If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,

    31 When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.

    32 For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

    33 So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.

    34 For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?

  • Gen 42:36-37
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    84%

    36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.

    37 And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.

  • Gen 44:22-23
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    80%

    22 And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.

    23 But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.

  • Gen 37:35
    80%

    35 And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.

  • Gen 43:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8 Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

    9 Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

  • Gen 37:30
    77%

    30 He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?

  • Gen 43:14
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    14 So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

  • Gen 42:4
    77%

    4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.

  • Gen 44:20
    76%

    20 And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.

  • Gen 42:32
    75%

    32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 46:4
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    4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will see that you come back again, and at your death Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.

  • Gen 37:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21 But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.

    22 Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

  • Gen 50:5
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    5 My father made me take an oath, saying, When I am dead, put me to rest in the place I have made ready for myself in the land of Canaan. So now let me go and put my father in his last resting-place, and I will come back again.

  • Gen 43:5
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    5 And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?

  • Gen 42:22
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    22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.

  • Gen 45:13
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    13 Give my father word of all my glory in Egypt and of all you have seen; and come back quickly with my father.

  • Gen 42:20
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    20 And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.

  • Gen 43:3
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    3 If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food: