Genesis 44:30
If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,
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- 1 Sam 18:1 : 1 Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
- 1 Sam 25:29 : 29 And though a man has taken up arms against you, putting your life in danger, still the soul of my lord will be kept safe among the band of the living with the Lord your God; and the souls of those who are against you he will send violently away from him, like stones from a bag.
- 2 Sam 18:33 : 33 Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
- Gen 44:17 : 17 Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.
- Gen 44:31 : 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.
- Gen 44:34 : 34 For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?
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- Gen 44:31-344 verses90%
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 44:19-2911 verses86%
19 My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
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.
21 And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.
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.
24 And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.
25 And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.
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.
- Gen 42:36-383 verses79%
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.
38 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.
- Gen 43:7-93 verses78%
7 Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.
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.
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13 And that you will keep safe my father and mother and my brothers and sisters and all they have, so that death may not come on us?
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19 And he said to his father, My head, my head! And the father said to a servant, Take him in to his mother.
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17 Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.
- Gen 24:5-62 verses73%
5 And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?
6 And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.
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6 And you have seen how I have done all in my power for your father,
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30 He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?
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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.
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9 If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.
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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.
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8 Now, my son, do what I say.
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41 And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.
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11 Look! you have seen today how the Lord gave you up into my hands even now in the hollow of the rocks: and some would have had me put you to death, but I had pity on you: for I said, Never will my hand be lifted up against my lord, who has been marked with the holy oil.
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13 But Jacob said, My lord may see that the children are only small, and there are young ones in my flocks and herds: one day's over-driving will be the destruction of all the flock.
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7 And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
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8 And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.
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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.
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45 Till the memory of what you have done to him is past and he is no longer angry: then I will send word for you to come back; are the two of you to be taken from me in one day?
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5 Then he said to his young men, Keep here with the ass; and I and the boy will go on and give worship and come back again to you.
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3 If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:
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29 Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.
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8 So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?