Genesis Chapter 44 verse 32 Holy Bible
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
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For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.
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For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days.
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For 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.
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For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I will bear the blame to my father for ever.
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For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'
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for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee -- then I have sinned against my father all the days.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewIndeed,כִּ֤י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionyour servantעַבְדְּךָ֙ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5650: Slave, servantguaranteedעָרַ֣ב (‘ā·raḇ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6148: To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be securitythe boy’s safetyהַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainertoמֵעִ֥ם (mê·‘im)Preposition-mStrong's 5973: With, equally withmy father,אָבִ֖י (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fathersaying,לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Ifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notI do notלֹ֤א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noreturnאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ (’ă·ḇî·’en·nū)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gohim to you,אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toI willכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everybear the guiltוְחָטָ֥אתִי (wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemnbefore you, my father,לְאָבִ֖י (lə·’ā·ḇî)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherall my life.’הַיָּמִֽים׃ (hay·yā·mîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 3117: A dayJump to PreviousBear Blame Boy Boy's Collateral Forever Guaranteed Guilty Lad Obtained Safely Safety Servant Sight Sin Sinned Surety Youth