Genesis 43:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I will be a guarantee for him; you can hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    I will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him: if I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    I wilbe suertie for him and of my handes requyre him. Yf I brynge him not to the and sett him before thine eyes than let me bere the blame for euer.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I wyll be suertye for him, of my handes shalt thou requyre him. Yf I brynge him not vnto the agayne, & set him before thine eyes, I wil beare ye blame my life longe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    I wil be suertie for him: of mine hand shalt thou require him. If I bring him not to thee, and set him before thee, then let me beare the blame for euer.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I wylbe suretie for hym, of my handes shalt thou require hym: yf I bryng hym not to thee agayne, and set him before thine eyes, then let me beare the blame for euer.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I will be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don't bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I -- I am surety `for' him, from my hand thou dost require him; if I have not brought him in unto thee, and set him before thee -- then I have sinned against thee all the days;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I'll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don't bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I myself pledge security for him; you may hold me liable. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 42:37 : 37 Then Reuben said to his father, 'You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.'
  • Gen 44:32-33 : 32 For your servant took responsibility for the boy before my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.' 33 Now, therefore, please let your servant remain here as a slave to my lord in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.
  • Phlm 1:18-19 : 18 If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account. 19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me even your very self.
  • Heb 7:22 : 22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
  • Gen 9:5 : 5 I will require an accounting for your lifeblood. I will demand it from any animal and from every person. From each person, I will demand an accounting for the life of another person.
  • Gen 31:39 : 39 I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen by day or night.
  • 1 Kgs 1:21 : 21 Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as offenders.
  • Job 17:3 : 3 Put me in your pledge, O God; who else will strike hands with me in agreement?
  • Ps 119:122 : 122 Be surety for Your servant for good; do not let the proud oppress me.
  • Ezek 3:18 : 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood.
  • Ezek 3:20 : 20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.
  • Ezek 33:6 : 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person will die for their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.
  • Ezek 33:8 : 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.
  • Luke 11:50 : 50 So that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation—

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 44:29-34
    6 verses
    88%

    29'If you take this one also from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to the grave in sorrow.'

    30So now, if I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us—since his life is so closely bound up with the boy's life—

    31it will happen that when he sees the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought down the gray hair of your servant, our father, in sorrow to the grave.

    32For your servant took responsibility for the boy before my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.'

    33Now, therefore, please let your servant remain here as a slave to my lord in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.

    34For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I could not bear to see the misery that would come upon my father.

  • Gen 43:7-8
    2 verses
    79%

    7They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

    8Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will get up and go, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.

  • Gen 42:37-38
    2 verses
    76%

    37Then Reuben said to his father, 'You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.'

    38But Jacob said, 'My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'

  • Gen 43:3-5
    3 verses
    76%

    3But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

    4If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

    5But if you do not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

  • Gen 43:10
    74%

    10If we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice by now.”

  • Gen 43:12-15
    4 verses
    74%

    12Take double the silver with you, and also return the silver that was put back into your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

    13Take your brother also, and get up and return to the man.

    14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.

    15So the men took the gifts, double the amount of silver, and Benjamin. They got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

  • Gen 44:17
    74%

    17But Joseph said, "Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose possession the cup was found will be my slave. As for the rest of you, go back to your father in peace."

  • Gen 44:21-23
    3 verses
    73%

    21Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so that I may set my eyes on him.'"

    22But we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves, his father will die.'"

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

  • Job 17:3
    72%

    3Put me in your pledge, O God; who else will strike hands with me in agreement?

  • Gen 46:4
    72%

    4I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.

  • Gen 44:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9"If any of your servants is found with it, he will die, and we will also become my lord's slaves."

    10The steward replied, "Let it be as you say: whoever is found with it will become my slave, and the rest of you will be innocent."

  • Gen 50:5
    71%

    5'My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die. Bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now, please let me go and bury my father, and I will return.'

  • Gen 24:41
    71%

    41'You will be released from my oath if you go to my family and they refuse to give her to you. Then you will be free from my oath.'

  • Gen 28:15
    71%

    15Look, I am with you, and I will guard you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, because I will not leave you until I have done everything I promised you.

  • Gen 42:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33'Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, "This is how I will know if you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me and take food for your starving households and go.

    34Bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you may trade in the land."'

  • Gen 27:45
    70%

    45When your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him, I will send for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?'

  • Gen 42:20
    70%

    20Then bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified, and you will not die.' And they did so.

  • Gen 45:13
    70%

    13Tell my father about all the honor that I have in Egypt and everything you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.

  • Josh 2:19
    70%

    19If anyone leaves the house, their death will be on their own head, and we will not be guilty. But if harm comes to anyone in your house, we will take the blame.

  • Gen 42:22
    70%

    22Reuben replied to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy, but you wouldn't listen? Now his blood is being demanded from us.'

  • Gen 24:8
    70%

    8If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. But do not take my son back there."

  • 1 Sam 24:12
    70%

    12Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.

  • Gen 31:39
    70%

    39I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen by day or night.

  • Prov 6:1
    70%

    1My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge with a stranger,

  • Josh 2:13
    70%

    13that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death."

  • Gen 27:12
    69%

    12'What if my father touches me? Then I will appear to him as a deceiver and bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.'