Genesis 44:17,31,34
Genesis 44:17 The Message (MSG)
“I’d never do that to you,” said Joseph. “Only the one involved with the chalice will be my slave. The rest of you are free to go back to your father.”
Genesis 44:30-32 The Message (MSG)
“And now, can’t you see that if I show up before your servant, my father, without the boy, this son with whom his life is so bound up, the moment he realizes the boy is gone, he’ll die on the spot. He’ll die of grief and we, your servants who are standing here before you, will have killed him. And that’s not all. I got my father to release the boy to show him to you by promising, ‘If I don’t bring him back, I’ll stand condemned before you, Father, all my life.’
Genesis 44:33-34 The Message (MSG)
“So let me stay here as your slave, not this boy. Let the boy go back with his brothers. How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? Oh, don’t make me go back and watch my father die in grief!”
Genesis 44:17 King James Version (KJV)
And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
Genesis 44:31 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Genesis 44:34 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Genesis 44:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose possession the cup has been found, he shall be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
Genesis 44:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
when he sees that the lad is not with us, he will die. Thus your servants will bring the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.
Genesis 44:34 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me—for fear that I see the evil that would overtake my father?”
Genesis 44:17 New Century Version (NCV)
But Joseph said, “I will not make you all slaves! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back safely to your father.”
Genesis 44:31 New Century Version (NCV)
when our father sees the young boy is not with us, he will die. And it will be our fault. We will cause the great sorrow that kills our father.
Genesis 44:34 New Century Version (NCV)
I cannot go back to my father if the boy is not with me. I couldn’t stand to see my father that sad.”
Genesis 44:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
Genesis 44:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.
Genesis 44:34 American Standard Version (ASV)
For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.
Genesis 44:17 New International Version (NIV)
But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do such a thing! Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave. The rest of you, go back to your father in peace.”
Genesis 44:31 New International Version (NIV)
sees that the boy isn’t there, he will die. Your servants will bring the gray head of our father down to the grave in sorrow.
Genesis 44:34 New International Version (NIV)
How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father.”
Genesis 44:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
Genesis 44:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
it will happen, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die. So your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
Genesis 44:34 New King James Version (NKJV)
For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?”
Genesis 44:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But Joseph said, “Far be it from me that I should do that; but the man in whose hand the cup has been found, he will be my servant; and as for [the rest of] you, get up and go in peace to your father.”
Genesis 44:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
when he sees that the young man is not with us, he will die; and your servants will bring the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in [great] sorrow.
Genesis 44:34 Amplified Bible (AMP)
How can I go up to my father if the young man is not with me—for fear that I would see the tragedy that would overtake my [elderly] father [if Benjamin does not return]?”
Genesis 44:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
“No,” Joseph said. “I would never do such a thing! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”
Genesis 44:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white-haired man to his grave.
Genesis 44:34 New Living Translation (NLT)
For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”
Genesis 44:17 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“No,” Joseph commanded. “Only the one who stole my silver goblet will be my slave; the rest of you will go on home in peace to your father.”
Genesis 44:30-31 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Judah continued, “My lord, if I went to your servant, my father, without the boy, and he saw that the boy was not with us, he would die! His very life is wrapped up with the life of the boy. Now he is so old that the grief of his loss would kill him.
Genesis 44:33-34 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“So, please let me take the place of the boy, and I will remain here as a slave to you, my lord. Please let the boy go back with his brothers. How could I return to my father without the boy? I don’t want to witness the woe and grief that would overtake my father.”
Genesis 44:17 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.”