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Genesis 42:4

But Jacob did not send Benjamin,p Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.q

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Genesis 42:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.

Genesis 42:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

Genesis 42:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But Jacob wouldn’t let Joseph’s younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him.

Genesis 42:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “Lest some calamity befall him.”

Genesis 42:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with them, because he was afraid that something terrible might happen to him.

Genesis 42:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure harm befall him.

Genesis 42:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest mischief may befall him.

Genesis 42:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jacob wouldn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with the other brothers, because he was afraid that something would happen to him.

Genesis 42:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he thought, “Something might happen to him.”

Genesis 42:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him.

Genesis 42:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brothers, for he feared harm would come to him.

Genesis 42:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But Jacob didn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with them. He was afraid Benjamin might be harmed.

Genesis 42:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm may befall him.”


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