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Berean Standard Bible

“sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.”

Genesis 44:31

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

World English Bible (WEB)

it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Sucederá que cuando no vea al mozo, morirá: y tus siervos harán descender las canas de tu siervo nuestro padre con dolor á la sepultura.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Ahora, señor, si regresamos a nuestro padre sin nuestro hermano menor, de seguro se morirá de tristeza, pues está muy apegado a este muchacho. En ese caso, nosotros seremos los culpables de la muerte de nuestro padre.

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