Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “So now, if the boy is not with us when I go back to your servant my father, and if my father, whose life is closely bound up with the boy’s life, New Living Translation “And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father’s life is bound up in the boy’s life. English Standard Version “Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy’s life, Berean Standard Bible So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life, King James Bible 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; New King James Version “Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad’s life, New American Standard Bible So now, when I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us—since our father’s life is so attached to the boy’s life— NASB 1995 “Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad’s life, NASB 1977 “Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad’s life, Legacy Standard Bible So now, when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us—and his life is bound up in the boy’s life— Amplified Bible Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the young man is not with us, since his life is bound up in the young man’s life, Christian Standard 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— Holman Christian Standard 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— 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; Contemporary English Version That's why Benjamin must be with us when I go back to my father. He loves him so much English Revised 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; GOD'S WORD® Translation "Our father's life is wrapped up with the boy's life. If I come [home] without the boy 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, Majority Standard Bible So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’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 So now, 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, Webster's Bible Translation 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; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, at my coming to your servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bound up in his soul), Young's 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), Smith's Literal 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, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bible30Therefore if I shall go to thy servant our father, and the boy be wanting, (whereas his life dependeth upon the life of him,) Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father, with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him) New American Bible “So now, if the boy is not with us when I go back to your servant my father, whose very life is bound up with his, he will die as soon as he sees that the boy is missing; New Revised Standard Version Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy’s life, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow therefore when we come to your servant our father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is dear to him like his own life; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And now when we go to your Servant, our father, and the boy is not with us, and his soul is beloved to him as himself; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad's soul; Brenton Septuagint Translation Now then, if I should go in to they servant, and our father, and the boy should not be with us, (and his life depends on this lad's life) Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah Pleads for Benjamin…29Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’ 30So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life, 31sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.… Cross References Genesis 37:33-35 His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!” / Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days. / All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. Genesis 42:36-38 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!” / 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.” / But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.” Genesis 43:8-9 And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children. / I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life. Genesis 45:28 “Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.” Genesis 46:29-30 Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely. / Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!” Genesis 37:3-4 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. / When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. Genesis 37:23-24 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing— / and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it. Genesis 37:28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. Genesis 42:13 But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.” Genesis 42:21-22 Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.” / And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!” Genesis 42:32 We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’ Genesis 43:14 May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.” Genesis 44:20 And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’ Genesis 44:31-34 sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow. / Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’ / Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers. ... 1 Samuel 18:1-3 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself. / And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house. / Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Treasury of Scripture 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; When I. Genesis 44:17,31,34 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father… his life 1 Samuel 18:1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 1 Samuel 25:29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. 2 Samuel 18:33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! Jump to Previous Bound Boy Boy's Closely Life Servant SoulJump to Next Bound Boy Boy's Closely Life Servant SoulGenesis 44 1. Joseph's policy to stay his brothers.6. The silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack. 14. They are brought before Joseph. 18. Judah's humble supplication to Joseph. So if I come This phrase indicates a future action, a return to a previous state or place. In the context of the narrative, Judah is speaking to Joseph, expressing the anticipated return to his father, Jacob. The Hebrew root here is "בּוֹא" (bo), meaning to come or go. This reflects the journey motif prevalent in Genesis, where physical journeys often parallel spiritual or emotional journeys. Judah's return is not just physical but also a return to familial responsibility and integrity. to your servant my father and the boy is not with us his life is wrapped up in the boy’s life Hebrew Soוְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time if the boy וְהַנַּ֖עַר (wə·han·na·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer is not אֵינֶ֣נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle with us אִתָּ֑נוּ (’it·tā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among when I return כְּבֹאִי֙ (kə·ḇō·’î) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to your servant, עַבְדְּךָ֣ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant my father— אָבִ֔י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1: Father his life וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ (wə·nap̄·šōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion is wrapped up קְשׁוּרָ֥ה (qə·šū·rāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league in the boy’s life— בְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (ḇə·nap̄·šōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Links Genesis 44:30 NIVGenesis 44:30 NLT Genesis 44:30 ESV Genesis 44:30 NASB Genesis 44:30 KJV Genesis 44:30 BibleApps.com Genesis 44:30 Biblia Paralela Genesis 44:30 Chinese Bible Genesis 44:30 French Bible Genesis 44:30 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 44:30 Now therefore when I come to your (Gen. 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