Genesis 44:34
Genesis 44:34 New International Version (NIV)
How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father.”
Genesis 44:34 New Living Translation (NLT)
For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”
Genesis 44:33-34 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“So, please let me take the place of the boy, and I will remain here as a slave to you, my lord. Please let the boy go back with his brothers. How could I return to my father without the boy? I don’t want to witness the woe and grief that would overtake my father.”
Genesis 44:33-34 The Message (MSG)
“So let me stay here as your slave, not this boy. Let the boy go back with his brothers. How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? Oh, don’t make me go back and watch my father die in grief!”
Genesis 44:34 King James Version (KJV)
For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
Genesis 44:34 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me—for fear that I see the evil that would overtake my father?”
Genesis 44:34 New Century Version (NCV)
I cannot go back to my father if the boy is not with me. I couldn’t stand to see my father that sad.”
Genesis 44:34 American Standard Version (ASV)
For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.
Genesis 44:34 New King James Version (NKJV)
For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?”