Genesis 42:38
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, ‘My son doth not go down with you, for his brother [is] dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.’

King James Bible
And 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.

Hebrew
But Jacob replied,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“My son
בְּנִ֖י (bə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

will not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

go down there
יֵרֵ֥ד (yê·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

with you,
עִמָּכֶ֑ם (‘im·mā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

his brother
אָחִ֨יו (’ā·ḥîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

is dead,
מֵ֜ת (mêṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

and he
וְה֧וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

alone
לְבַדּ֣וֹ (lə·ḇad·dōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

is left.
נִשְׁאָ֗ר (niš·’ār)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

If any harm comes
וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ (ū·qə·rā·’ā·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7122: To encounter, befall

to him on your
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

journey,
בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (bad·de·reḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

you will bring my gray hairs
שֵׂיבָתִ֛י (śê·ḇā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7872: Hoary head, old age

down
וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם (wə·hō·w·raḏ·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

to Sheol
שְׁאֽוֹלָה׃ (šə·’ō·w·lāh)
Noun - common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)

in sorrow.”
בְּיָג֖וֹן (bə·yā·ḡō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3015: Grief, sorrow

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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