Genesis 42:4
“But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 42:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure harm befall him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Aber Benjamin, Josephs Bruder, sandte Jakob nicht mit seinen Brüdern; denn er sprach: Daß ihm nicht etwa ein Unfall begegne.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas Jacob no envió á Benjamín hermano de José con sus hermanos; porque dijo: No sea acaso que le acontezca algún desastre.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas Jacó não enviou a Benjamim irmão de José com seus irmãos; porque disse: Não seja acaso que lhe aconteça algum desastre.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas Benjamim, irmão de José, Jacó não o mandou com seus irmãos, pois temia que algum mal lhe acontecesse.
📖 Genesis 42:4 in Context
2And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
3And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
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