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Genesis 42:4
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KJ21
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren, for he said, “Lest perhaps mischief befall him.”
ASV
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure harm befall him.
AMP
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s [younger] brother, with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that some harm or injury may come to him.”
AMPC
But Benjamin, Joseph’s [full] brother, Jacob did not send with his brothers; for he said, Lest perhaps some harm or injury should befall him.
BRG
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
CSB
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he thought, “Something might happen to him.”
CSBA
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he thought, ‘Something might happen to him.’
CEB
However, Jacob didn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin along with his brothers because he thought something bad might happen to him.
CJB
except for Binyamin, Yosef’s brother. Ya‘akov did not send him with his brothers, because he was afraid something might happen to him.
CEV
But Jacob did not send Joseph's younger brother Benjamin with them; he was afraid that something might happen to him.
DARBY
But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest mischief may befall him.
DRA
Whilst Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brethren: Lest perhaps he take any harm in the journey.
ERV
Jacob did not send Benjamin. (Benjamin was Joseph’s only full brother.) Jacob was afraid that something bad might happen to Benjamin.
EASY
But Jacob did not send his youngest son, Benjamin, with them. Jacob was afraid that something bad might happen to Benjamin.
EHV
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin along with his other brothers, because he said, “Something bad might happen to him.”
ESV
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.
ESVUK
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.
EXB
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with them, because he was afraid that ·something terrible [a fatal accident; harm; tragedy] might happen to him.
GNV
But Benjamin Joseph’s brother, would not Jacob send with his brethren: for he said, Lest death should befall him.
GW
Jacob wouldn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with the other brothers, because he was afraid that something would happen to him.
GNT
but Jacob did not send Joseph's full brother Benjamin with them, because he was afraid that something might happen to him.
HCSB
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he thought, “Something might happen to him.”
ICB
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with them. Jacob was afraid that something terrible might happen to Benjamin.
ISV
Jacob would not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin to accompany them, because he was saying, “I’m afraid that he’ll come to some kind of harm.”
JUB
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure disaster befall him.
KJV
But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
AKJV
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
LSB
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “Lest any harm befall him.”
LEB
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, for he feared harm would come to him.
TLB
However, Jacob wouldn’t let Joseph’s younger brother Benjamin go with them, for fear some harm might happen to him as it had to his brother Joseph.
MSG
Ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to Egypt to get food. Jacob didn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with them; he was afraid that something bad might happen to him. So Israel’s sons joined everyone else that was going to Egypt to buy food, for Canaan, too, was hit hard by the famine.
MEV
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers for he said, “Perhaps some harm might happen to him.”
NOG
Jacob wouldn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with the other brothers, because he was afraid that something would happen to him.
NABRE
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he thought some disaster might befall him.
NASB
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm may happen to him.”
NASB1995
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm may befall him.”
NCB
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with the others, for he said, “Some misfortune might befall him.”
NCV
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with them, because he was afraid that something terrible might happen to him.
NET
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “What if some accident happens to him?”
NIRV
But Jacob didn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with them. He was afraid Benjamin might be harmed.
NIV
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.
NIVUK
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.
NKJV
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “Lest some calamity befall him.”
NLV
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers. For he said, “I am afraid that something will happen to him.”
NLT
But Jacob wouldn’t let Joseph’s younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him.
NRSVA
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him.
NRSVACE
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him.
NRSVCE
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him.
NRSVUE
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him.
OJB
But Binyamin, achi Yosef, Ya’akov sent not with his achim; for he said, Lest ason (evil, harm) befall him.
RGT
But Jacob would not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers. For he said, “Lest death should befall him.”
RSV
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might befall him.
RSVCE
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might befall him.
TLV
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob did not send, for he said, “An accident might happen to him.”
VOICE
But Jacob didn’t send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with the others, because he was afraid something might happen to him.
WEB
But Jacob didn’t send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers; for he said, “Lest perhaps harm happen to him.”
WYC
and Benjamin was withholden of Jacob at home, that said to his brethren, Lest peradventure in the way he suffer any evil. (but Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his sons, Lest he suffer any evil on the way.)
YLT
and Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, `Lest mischief meet him.'
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