Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

for how should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me? -- lest I see the evil that would come on my father.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

For how shall I return to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest perhaps I see the evil that shall come on my father.

World English Bible (WEB)

For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn't with me? Lest I see the evil that will come on my father."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for how do I go up unto my father, and the youth not with me? lest I look on the evil which doth find my father.'