Genesis 43:9
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I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
In other translations
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
Hebrew words
אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595אֶעֶרְבֶנּוּ'e'ervenuI will stand surety for himH6148מִיָּדִיmiyadifrom hand myH3027תְּבַקְשֶׁנּוּtevakshenuyou will require himH1245אִם־'im-ifH518לֹאlo'notH3808הֲבִיאֹתִיוhavi'otivI have brought himH935אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413וְהִצַּגְתִּיוvehitzagtivand I will set himH3322לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha<to> before youH6440וְחָטָאתִיvechatatiand I will be culpableH2398לְךָlekhato youכָּל־kol-allH3605הַיָּמִים׃haiyamimthe daysH3117
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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