Genesis 42:37KJV

Protestant Bible · KJV · Verse 37 of 38

"And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again."
Genesis 42:37

In context

35And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money in his sack: and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved : Joseph not, and Simeon not, and ye will take Benjamin : all these things are against me.

37And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

38And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

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