Genesis 42:4
Parallel Translations


NASB: But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "I am afraid that harm may befall him." (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Jacob wouldn't send Joseph's brother Benjamin with the other brothers, because he was afraid that something would happen to him. (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
ASV: But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest Peradventure harm befall him.
BBE: But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.
DBY: But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest mischief may befall him.
JPS: But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.'
WBS: But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren: for he said, Lest perhaps mischief shall befall him.
WEB: But Jacob didn't send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers; for he said, "Lest perhaps harm happen to him."
YLT: and Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, 'Lest mischief meet him.'

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