Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And now when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, since his life is bound up in his life,
New American Standard Bible
Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since
King James Version
Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
Holman Bible
“So if I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us—his life is wrapped up with the boy’s life—
International Standard Version
"So when I go back to your servant, my father, and the young man isn't with us, since he's constantly living life focused on his son,
A Conservative Version
Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad's life,
American Standard Version
Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
Amplified
Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the young man is not with us, since
Bible in Basic English
If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,
Darby Translation
And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us, seeing that his life is bound up with his life,
Julia Smith Translation
And now if I came to thy servant my father, and the youth not with us, for his soul is bound upon his soul,
King James 2000
Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
Lexham Expanded Bible
So now, when I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us--now his life is bound up with his life--
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, if the lad be not with me - seeing that his life hangeth by the lad's life -
NET Bible
"So now, when I return to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us -- his very life is bound up in his son's life.
New Heart English Bible
Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the boy's life;
The Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, as surely as I go in unto thy servant my father, and, the lad, is not with us, - seeing that his soul is bound up with the lads soul,
Webster
Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; (seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life)
World English Bible
Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy's life;
Youngs Literal Translation
'And now, at my coming in unto thy servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bound up in his soul),
Themes
Children » Instances of » Judah
Judah » Son of jacob » Goes down into egypt for corn (grain)
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 44:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Tests His Brothers
29 And if you take this one also from me, and mischief befall him, you shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 30 And now when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, since his life is bound up in his life, 31 it shall be, when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. And your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:1
And it happened when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as he did his own soul.
Genesis 44:17
And he said, Be it far from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant. And as for you, you go in peace to your father.
Genesis 44:31
it shall be, when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. And your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
Genesis 44:34
For how shall I go up to my father, and the boy is not with me lest perhaps I see the evil that will find my father?
1 Samuel 25:29
Yet a man has risen to pursue you and to seek your soul. But the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah your God. And the souls of your enemies, He shall sling them from the hollow of a sling.
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said this, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would God I had died for you, O Absalom, my son, my son!