Genesis 44:34
For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
For how shall I goe vp to my father, and the lad be not with mee, lest peraduenture I see the euill that shall †come on my father?
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- †Hebrew wordingHebr. finde my father.
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- Esther 8:6Rank 1 from verse 34
- 1 Samuel 2:33–34Rank 2 from verse 34
33And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
34And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
33And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine Altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieue thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die †in the floure of their age.
34And this shall bee a signe vnto thee, that shall come vpon thy two sonnes, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.
- 2 Chronicles 34:28Rank 3 from verse 34
28Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.
28Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt bee gathered to thy graue in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the euill that I will bring vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word againe.
- Exodus 18:8Rank 4 from verse 34
8And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.
8And Moses told his father in law, all that the LORD had done vnto Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians for Israels sake, and all the trauaile that had †come vpon them by the way, and how the LORD deliuered them.
- Psalms 116:3Rank 6 from verse 34
- Psalms 119:143Rank 7 from verse 34
- Jeremiah 52:10–11Rank 8 from verse 34
10And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
11Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
10And the king of Babylon slew the sonnes of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slewe also all the princes of Iudah in Riblah.
11†‖†Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and the king of Babylon bound him in chaines, and caried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
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Genesis 44:34
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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A boy, youth, young male, or younger male servant or attendant.
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For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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peradventure
Perhaps, possibly, it may be, or if it should happen.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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44:18¶ Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
44:18¶ Then Iudah came neere vnto him, and said, Oh my LORD, let thy seruant, I pray thee, speake a word in my lords eares, & let not thine anger burne against thy seruant: for thou art euen as Pharaoh.
44:19My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
44:19My LORD asked his seruants, saying; Haue ye a father, or a brother?
44:20And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
44:20And we said vnto my LORD, Wee haue a father, an olde man, and a childe of his old age, a little one: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loueth him.
44:21And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
44:21And thou saidst vnto thy seruants, Bring him downe vnto mee, that I may set mine eyes vpon him.
44:22And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
44:22And we said vnto my LORD, The lad cannot leaue his father: for if hee should leaue his father, his father would die.
44:23And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
44:23And thou saidst vnto thy seruants, *Except your yongest brother come downe with you, you shall see my face no more.
44:24And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
44:24And it came to passe when wee came vp vnto thy seruant my father, we told him the words of my LORD.
44:25And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
44:25And our father said, Goe againe, and buy vs a little food.
44:26And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
44:26And we saide, Wee cannot goe downe: if our yongest brother be with vs, then will we goe downe: for wee may not see the mans face, except our yongest brother be with vs.
44:27And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
44:27And thy seruant my father said vnto vs, Ye know that my wife bare me two sonnes.
44:28And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
44:28And the one went out from me, and I said, *Surely he is torne in pieces: and I saw him not since.
44:29And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
44:29And if ye take this also from me, and mischiefe befall him, ye shall bring downe my gray haires with sorrow to the graue.
44:30Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;
44:30Now therefore when I come to thy seruant my father, and the lad bee not with vs; (seeing that his life is bound vp in the lads life.)
44:31It 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.
44:31It shall come to passe, when he seeth that the lad is not with vs, that he will die, and thy seruants shall bring downe the gray haires of thy seruant our father with sorrow to the graue.
44:32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
44:32For thy seruant became surety for the lad vnto my father, saying, *If I bring him not vnto thee, then I shall beare the blame to my father, for euer.
44:33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
44:33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy seruant abide in stead of the lad, a bondman to my LORD, and let the lad goe vp with his brethren.
44:34For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
44:34For how shall I goe vp to my father, and the lad be not with mee, lest peraduenture I see the euill that shall †come on my father?
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