Parallel Verses
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;
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 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,
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)
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 If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.' 30 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; 31 it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:1
It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Genesis 44:17
He said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."
Genesis 44:31
it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.
Genesis 44:34
For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn't with me? -- lest I see the evil that will come on my father."
1 Samuel 25:29
Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies, as from the hollow of a sling.
2 Samuel 18:33
The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!"