Genesis 44:32
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.
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- Gen 43:8-9 : 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 43:16 : 16 And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.
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- Gen 44:33-342 verses88%
33So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.
34For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?
- Gen 43:7-93 verses88%
7Then 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.
8Put 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.
9Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.
- Gen 44:16-3116 verses85%
16And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.
17Then 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.
18Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.
19My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
20And 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.
21And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.
22And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.
23But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.
24And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.
25And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.
26And 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.
27And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;
28The 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,
29If 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.
30If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,
31When 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 42:37-382 verses78%
37And 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.
38And 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 44:7-104 verses76%
7And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
8See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?
9If 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.
10And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
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6And you have seen how I have done all in my power for your father,
- Gen 42:20-212 verses75%
20And 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.
21And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
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5My 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 42:33-342 verses74%
33And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
34And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.
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29Then 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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20And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.
- Gen 43:3-42 verses74%
3If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:
4But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.
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14So 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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8And 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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45Till 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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5And 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?
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41And 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.