Genesis 42:38 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרh559
1לֹֽאh3808
17shall not go downוְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םh3381
3My sonבְּנִ֖יh1121
4עִמָּכֶ֑םh5973
5כִּֽיh3588
6with you for his brotherאָחִ֨יוh251
7is deadמֵ֜תh4191
8וְה֧וּאh1931
9לְבַדּ֣וֹh905
10and he is leftנִשְׁאָ֗רh7604
11befallוּקְרָאָ֤הוּh7122
12alone if mischiefאָסוֹן֙h611
13him by the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙h1870
14אֲשֶׁ֣רh834
15תֵּֽלְכוּh1980
16בָ֔הּh0
17shall not go downוְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םh3381
18אֶתh853
19my gray hairsשֵֽׂיבָתִ֛יh7872
20with sorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןh3015
21to the graveשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃h7585

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

But he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; and if mischief should befall him by the way in which ye go, then would ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief shall befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

World English Bible (WEB)

He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him by the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he saith, `My son doth not go down with you, for his brother `is' dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.'