KJV King James Version
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
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Genesis 42:37
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
WEB World English Bible
Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “Kill my two sons, if I don’t bring him to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him to you again.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Reuben speaketh unto his father, saying, ‘My two sons thou dost put to death, if I bring him not in unto thee; give him into my hand, and I—I bring him back unto thee;’
Surrounding context — Genesis 42
34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye [are] no spies, but [that] ye [are] true [men: so] will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money [was] in his sack: and when [both] they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved [of my children]: Joseph [is] not, and Simeon [is] not, and ye will take Benjamin [away]: all these things are against me.
37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
38 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.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayרְאוּבֵן֙H7205 · re.u.venReubenאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אָבִ֣יוH1 · avfatherלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁנֵ֤יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoבָנַי֙H1121 · benson: childתָּמִ֔יתH4191 · mutto dieאִם־H518 · imifלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֵלֶ֑יךָH413 · elto(wards)תְּנָ֤הH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֹתוֹ֙H853 · et[Obj.]עַל־H5921 · aluponיָדִ֔יH3027 · yadhandוַאֲנִ֖יH589 · a.niIאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּH7725 · shuvto return: returnאֵלֶֽיךָ׃H413 · elto(wards)
Cross-references
Genesis 46:9And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.Micah 6:7Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul?Genesis 44:32-34For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.Genesis 43:9I 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:
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