Genesis 44:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
when he seesכִּרְאֹותֹ֛ו
(kir·'o·v·tov)
7200: to seea prim. root
that the ladהַנַּ֖עַר
(han·na·'ar)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
is not [with us], he will die.וָמֵ֑ת
(va·met;)
4191: to diea prim. root
Thus your servantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ
(a·va·dei·cha)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
will bringוְהֹורִ֨ידוּ
(ve·ho·v·ri·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
the gray hairשֵׂיבַ֨ת
(sei·vat)
7872: hoary head, old agefrom sib
of your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥
(av·de·cha)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
our fatherאָבִ֛ינוּ
(a·vi·nu)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
down 
 
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to Sheolשְׁאֹֽלָה׃
(she·'o·lah.)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
in sorrow.בְּיָגֹ֖ון
(be·ya·go·vn)
3015: grief, sorrowfrom yagah


















KJV Lexicon
It shall come to pass when he seeth
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
that the lad
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
is not with us that he will die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
and thy servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
shall bring down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
the gray hairs
seybah  (say-baw')
old age -- (be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.
of thy servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
our father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
with sorrow
yagown  (yaw-gohn')
affliction -- grief, sorrow.
to the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
Parallel Verses
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 Bible
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 Christian Standard 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!

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and he sees that the boy isn't [with me], he'll die. The grief would drive our gray-haired old father to his grave.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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