Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And it was when he having seen that the youth is not, and he will die: and thy servants brought down the old age of thy servant our father in grief to hades.

New American Standard Bible

when he sees that the lad is not with us, he will die. Thus your servants will bring the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

King James Version

It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

Holman Bible

when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hairs of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

International Standard Version

when he notices that the young man hasn't come back with us, he'll die, and your servants really will have brought death to your servant, our father, along with his sad, gray hair!

A Conservative Version

it will come to pass, when he sees that the lad is not [with us], that he will die. And thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

American Standard Version

it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us , that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

Amplified

when he sees that the young man is not with us, he will die; and your servants will bring the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in [great] sorrow.

Bible in Basic English

When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.

Darby Translation

it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not there, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

King James 2000

It shall come to pass, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

Lexham Expanded Bible

it shall happen [that] when he sees that the boy is gone, he will die. And your servants will bring down the gray head of your servant, our father, to Sheol with sorrow.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

then as soon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die. So shall we thy servants bring the gray head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave.

NET Bible

When he sees the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father in sorrow to the grave.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

so surely shall it come to pass that when he sooth that the lad is not with us, then will he die. So shall thy servants bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father, with sorrow to hades.

Webster

It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father, with sorrow to the grave.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

then it hath come to pass when he seeth that the youth is not, that he hath died, and thy servants have brought down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to sheol;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
It shall come to pass, when he seeth
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

that the lad
נער 
Na`ar 
Usage: 239

is not with us, that he will die
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

the gray hairs
שׂיבה 
Seybah 
Usage: 19

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

with sorrow
יגון 
Yagown 
Usage: 14

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

Joseph Tests His Brothers

30 And now if I came to thy servant my father, and the youth not with us, for his soul is bound upon his soul, 31 And it was when he having seen that the youth is not, and he will die: and thy servants brought down the old age of thy servant our father in grief to hades. 32 For thy servant became surety for the youth with my father, saying, If I shall not bring him to thee, I sinned against my father all the days.

Cross References

Genesis 44:29

And took ye this also from my face, and harm befell him, and ye brought down my old age with evil to hades.

Genesis 37:35

And all his sons and all his daughters, will rise up to comfort him; and he will refuse to be comforted; and will say, For I will go down to my son mourning to hadas; and his father will weep for him.

Genesis 37:26-27

And Judah will say to his brethren, What the profit that we shall kill our brother, and conceal his blood?

1 Samuel 4:17-18

And he bearing tidings will answer and say, Israel fled before Philisteim, and also a great slaughter was among the people, and also thy two sons died, Hophni and Phinehas; and the ark of God was taken.

1 Samuel 22:22

And David will say to Abiathar, I knew in that day that Doeg the Edomite was there, that announcing, he will announce to Saul, I was the cause to every soul of thy father's house.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For grief according to God works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but grief of the world works death.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

And I wish you not to be ignorant, brethren, of them having been asleep, that ye should not grieve, as also the rest, they hating no hope.

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