Genesis 42:38
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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.But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
In other translations
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.But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֵרֵדyeredhe will go downH3381בְּנִיbenison myH1121עִמָּכֶם'imakhemwith youH5973כִּי־ki-forH3588אָחִיו'achivbrother hisH251מֵתmethe has diedH4191וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931לְבַדּוֹlevadoto only himH905נִשְׁאָרnish'ar[is] remainingH7604וּקְרָאָהוּukera'ahuand it will happen to himH7122אָסוֹן'asonharmH611בַּדֶּרֶךְbaderekhon the journeyH1870אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834תֵּלְכוּ־telekhu-you will goH1980בָהּvahon <the> itוְהוֹרַדְתֶּםvehoradtemand you will cause to go downH3381אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שֵׂיבָתִיseivatigray hair myH7872בְּיָגוֹןbeyagonin sorrowH3015שְׁאוֹלָה׃she'olahSheol towardsH7585
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