³⁸But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left.^f If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”^g

Read in Logos

Cross references

f Gn 37:33–34; 42:13; 44:27–28
g Gn 44:29

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

NLTNew Living Translation

But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone remains. If harm meets him on the journey that you would take, you would bring down my gray head in sorrow to Sheol.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Public Domain