Genesis 44:29
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Key Terms in This Verse
עָמָל ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Study H5999 →שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Study H7585 →Cross References
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 ...
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that ...
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
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