Cross References Let me be thy proper servant, who took him into my trust, and promised, saying: If I bring him not again, I will be guilty of sin against my father for ever. Genesis 43:9 I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever. Genesis 44:33 Therefore I, thy servant, will stay instead of the boy in the service of my lord, and let the boy go up with his brethren. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Let me be thy proper servant, who took him into my trust, and promised, saying: If I bring him not again, I will be guilty of sin against my father for ever. Genesis 43:8,9,16 And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish. . . . Context Judah Pleads for Benjamin…31And he shall see that he is not with us, he will die, and thy servants shall bring down his grey hairs with sorrow unto hell. 32Let me be thy proper servant, who took him into my trust, and promised, saying: If I bring him not again, I will be guilty of sin against my father for ever.33Therefore I, thy servant, will stay instead of the boy in the service of my lord, and let the boy go up with his brethren.… Lexicon Indeed,כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction your servant עַבְדְּךָ֙ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant guaranteed עָרַ֣ב (‘ā·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6148: To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be security the boy’s safety הַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer to מֵעִ֥ם (mê·‘im) Preposition-m Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with my father, אָבִ֖י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I do not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no return אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ (’ă·ḇî·’en·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go him to you, אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to I will כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every bear the guilt וְחָטָ֥אתִי (wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn before you, my father, לְאָבִ֖י (lə·’ā·ḇî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father all my life.’ הַיָּמִֽים׃ (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day Additional Translations 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.’For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever. For thy servant has received the boy in charge from his father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty towards my father for ever. For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever. For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I will bear the blame to my father for ever. For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.' for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee -- then I have sinned against my father all the days. Jump to Previous Bear Blame Boy Boy's Collateral Forever Guaranteed Guilty Lad Obtained Safely Safety Servant Sight Sin Sinned Surety YouthJump to Next Bear Blame Boy Boy's Collateral Forever Guaranteed Guilty Lad Obtained Safely Safety Servant Sight Sin Sinned Surety YouthExternal Links Genesis 44:32 NIVGenesis 44:32 NLT Genesis 44:32 ESV Genesis 44:32 NASB Genesis 44:32 ASV Genesis 44:32 Bible Apps Genesis 44:32 Biblia Paralela Genesis 44:32 Chinese Bible Genesis 44:32 French Bible Genesis 44:32 German Bible Alphabetical: all back bear became before blame boy's bring do father For forever' guaranteed him I If lad let life' me my not safety said saying servant surety the then to will you Your OT Law: Genesis 44:32 For your servant became collateral (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |