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Genesis 44:28–29

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Genesis 44:28

28And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

Genesis 44:29

29And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

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DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 44:28

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Surely

Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

torn

Ripped, rent, pulled apart, or violently separated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Genesis 44:29

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

mischief

Harm; hurt; injury; damage; evil, whether intended or not.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

befall

To happen or come upon someone, especially as an event or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

gray

White mixed with black, especially of hair whitened partly or wholly with age.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hairs

Individual strands growing from the skin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sorrow

Grief, mental pain, distress, or mourning; also to grieve.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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From verse 28

  1. Genesis 37:33
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  2. Genesis 37:13–14
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  3. Genesis 42:36
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  4. Genesis 42:38
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From verse 29

  1. Genesis 42:38
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  2. Genesis 43:14
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  3. Deuteronomy 31:17
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  4. Genesis 42:36
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  5. Genesis 44:31
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