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Berean Standard Bible

“Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!””

Genesis 42:36

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Joseph's brothers return from Egypt without Simeon and with the demand to bring Benjamin on the next trip. Jacob, who still believes Joseph is dead, responds in grief and fear.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

World English Bible (WEB)

Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces su padre Jacob les dijo: Habéisme privado de mis hijos; José no parece, ni Simeón tampoco, y á Benjamín le llevaréis: contra mí son todas estas cosas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Jacob exclamó: ―¡Ustedes me han privado de mis hijos! Perdí a José, luego a Simeón, y ahora quieren llevarse a Benjamín. Todo se ha confabulado en mi contra.

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