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I said, &#8216If I do not bring him back to you, I will bear the blame before you, my father, all my life!&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/44.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him, ‘If I don’t bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him <i>back</i> to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For your servant accepted responsibility for the boy from my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him <i>back</i> to you, then my father can let me take the blame forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, &#8216If I do not bring him back to you, then let me bear the blame before my father forever.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him <i>back</i> to you, then let me bear the blame before my father forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For your servant became a guarantee for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him <i>back</i> to you, then I shall bear the sin before my father all <i>my</i> days.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For your servant became security for the young man to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then let me bear the blame before my father forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your servant became accountable to my father for the boy, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will always bear the guilt for sinning against you, my father.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your servant became accountable to my father for the boy, saying, &#8216If I do not return him to you, I will always bear the guilt for sinning against you, my father.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I promised my father that I would bring him safely home. If I don't, I told my father he could blame me the rest of my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I guaranteed my father that the boy would come back. I said, 'If I don't bring him back to you, then you can blame me the rest of my life, Father.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What is more, I pledged my life to my father for the boy. I told him that if I did not bring the boy back to him, I would bear the blame all my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Also, your servant pledged his own life as a guarantee of the young man's safety. I told my father, 'If I don't bring him back to you, you can blame me forever.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy?s safety to my father, saying, ?If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for your servant obtained the youth by guarantee to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you—then I have sinned against my father all the days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thy servant became surety for the youth with my father, saying, If I shall not bring him to thee, I sinned against my father all the days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let me be tht proper servant, who took him into my trust, and promised, saying: If I bring him not again, I will be guilty of sin against my father for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust, and I promised, saying: ‘Unless I lead him back, I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Besides, I, your servant, have guaranteed the boy’s safety for my father by saying, ‘If I fail to bring him back to you, father, I will bear the blame before you forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For your servant became surety for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame in the sight of my father all my life.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For your servant became surety for the lad to our father, saying, If l do not bring him back to you, then I shall be guilty before my father forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because your Servant pledged security for the boy from the presence of our father and I said, ‘If I do not bring him to you, I shall sin against my father always.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thy servant has received the boy <i>in charge</i> from his father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty towards my father for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/44-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=11660" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/44.htm">Judah Pleads for Benjamin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>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. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/6148.htm" title="6148: ‘ā·raḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to braid, i.e. Intermix; technically, to traffic; also or give to be security.">guaranteed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·na·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">the boy’s safety</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: mê·‘im (Prep-m) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">my father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">‘If</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ’ă·ḇî·’en·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">return him</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">I will</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">bear the guilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: lə·’ā·ḇî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">before you, my father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">all my life.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Genesis 43:9</a></span><br />I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-37.htm">Genesis 42:37</a></span><br />Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-1.htm">1 Samuel 18:1</a></span><br />After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-17.htm">1 Samuel 20:17</a></span><br />And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-24.htm">1 Samuel 25:24</a></span><br />She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-9.htm">2 Samuel 14:9</a></span><br />But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">2 Samuel 18:33</a></span><br />The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-21.htm">1 Kings 1:21</a></span><br />Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-17.htm">1 Chronicles 21:17</a></span><br />And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-3.htm">Job 17:3</a></span><br />Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">Proverbs 6:1-5</a></span><br />My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, / if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, / then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a></span><br />I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a></span><br />just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a></span><br />I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-13.htm">John 15:13</a></span><br />Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-8.htm">Genesis 43:8,9,16</a></b></br> And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, <i>and</i> also our little ones… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/44-1.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/genesis/44-10.htm">Blame</a> <a href="/genesis/44-31.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/genesis/44-30.htm">Boy's</a> <a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Collateral</a> <a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/romans/4-16.htm">Guaranteed</a> <a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/genesis/44-31.htm">Lad</a> <a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Safely</a> <a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/genesis/44-31.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/42-22.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Surety</a> <a href="/genesis/44-31.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/45-27.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-24.htm">Blame</a> <a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/judges/13-12.htm">Boy's</a> <a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Collateral</a> <a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/romans/4-16.htm">Guaranteed</a> <a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Lad</a> <a href="/exodus/38-25.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">Safely</a> <a href="/exodus/9-19.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/50-17.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/exodus/5-16.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/joshua/2-24.htm">Surety</a> <a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/44-1.htm">Joseph's policy to stay his brothers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/44-6.htm">The silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/44-14.htm">They are brought before Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/44-18.htm">Judah's humble supplication to Joseph.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/44.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/44.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father</b><br>This phrase highlights Judah's role as a guarantor for Benjamin's safety, reflecting the deep familial responsibility and honor culture prevalent in ancient Near Eastern societies. Judah's pledge to Jacob underscores the seriousness of his commitment, as family bonds were paramount. This act of guaranteeing is reminiscent of the kinsman-redeemer concept found in the Book of Ruth, where a family member takes responsibility for another's welfare. Judah's leadership and willingness to stand in for Benjamin foreshadow the sacrificial role of Christ, who guarantees the safety and salvation of believers.<p><b>saying, ‘If I do not return him to you</b><br>Judah's promise to return Benjamin to Jacob is a testament to his integrity and the weight of his word. In the patriarchal society of the time, a son's promise to his father was binding and sacred. This reflects the biblical theme of covenant, where promises and commitments are made before God and man. The return of Benjamin is crucial, as it is tied to the survival and continuity of Jacob's lineage, which is central to the unfolding of God's plan for Israel.<p><b>I will bear the guilt before you, my father</b><br>Judah's willingness to bear the guilt signifies a profound sense of personal responsibility and accountability. In the ancient world, guilt was not only a personal burden but also had communal implications, affecting the entire family or tribe. This phrase echoes the concept of substitutionary atonement, where one takes on the consequences of another's actions. Judah's offer to bear the guilt prefigures Christ's atoning sacrifice, where He bears the sins of humanity.<p><b>all my life.</b><br>The lifelong commitment Judah makes indicates the seriousness of his vow. In biblical times, a lifelong pledge was irrevocable and binding, reflecting the enduring nature of covenants. This phrase emphasizes the permanence of Judah's promise, mirroring the eternal nature of God's covenants with His people. It also points to the enduring consequences of sin and the need for redemption, themes that are central to the biblical narrative and find their ultimate resolution in the eternal life offered through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>One of the twelve sons of Jacob, Judah steps forward to take responsibility for Benjamin, showing leadership and a change of heart from his earlier actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/benjamin.htm">Benjamin</a></b><br>The youngest son of Jacob, whose safety is guaranteed by Judah. His presence in Egypt is crucial to the unfolding of Joseph's plan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob (Israel)</a></b><br>The father of Judah and Benjamin, who is deeply concerned about the safety of his youngest son, Benjamin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>The governor of Egypt, who is testing his brothers to see if they have changed since they sold him into slavery.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The setting of this account, where Joseph has risen to power and where his brothers have come to buy grain during a famine.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Judah's willingness to take responsibility for Benjamin demonstrates true leadership. In our lives, we are called to step up and take responsibility for others, especially in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_change.htm">Repentance and Change</a></b><br>Judah's actions show a transformation from his earlier betrayal of Joseph. This teaches us that genuine repentance leads to a change in behavior and character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_love.htm">Sacrificial Love</a></b><br>Judah's offer to bear the guilt for Benjamin is a foreshadowing of Christ's sacrificial love. We are called to love others selflessly, even at personal cost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_reconciliation.htm">Family and Reconciliation</a></b><br>The account emphasizes the importance of family unity and reconciliation. We should strive to mend broken relationships and seek peace within our families.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_promises.htm">Faithfulness to Promises</a></b><br>Judah's commitment to his promise to Jacob highlights the importance of being faithful to our word. As Christians, we are called to be trustworthy and reliable.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 44</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_a_heavenly_mother_biblical.htm">Is the concept of a heavenly mother biblical?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_judah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Judah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/address_abram's_moral_dilemma_in_genesis.htm">How do we address the moral dilemma of Abram fathering a child with his wife's servant (Genesis 16:1-4)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_hebrew_slaves_rising_in_egypt.htm">Genesis 44:14-17 paints Joseph as fully in control of the situation; is there any external evidence of a Hebrew slave rising to such high-ranking authority in ancient Egypt so quickly?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/44-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Indeed,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">guaranteed</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרַ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6148.htm">Strong's 6148: </a> </span><span class="str2">To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be security</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the boy’s safety</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּ֔עַר</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעִ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my father,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">return</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·’en·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bear the guilt</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָטָ֥אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you, my father,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָבִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all my life.’</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/44-32.htm">Genesis 44:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/44-32.htm">OT Law: Genesis 44:32 For your servant became collateral (Gen. 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