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Genesis 44:31

WEB

31it 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.

KJV

31It 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.

BSB

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.

FBV

31as soon as he sees the boy isn't there he'll die, and we will really send this old man, our father, to his grave in grief.

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Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Genesis 44:29

29If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’


Genesis 37:35

35All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol[+] to my son, mourning.” His father wept for him.


1 Samuel 4:17-18

17He who brought the news answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and God’s ark has been captured.”

18When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.


1 Samuel 22:22

22David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.


Genesis 37:26-27

26Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27Come, and let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh.” His brothers listened to him.


2 Corinthians 7:10

10For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.


1 Thessalonians 4:13

13But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.