Genesis 44:32
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.’

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Indeed,
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

your servant
עַבְדְּךָ֙ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

guaranteed
עָרַ֣ב (‘ā·raḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6148: To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be security

the boy’s safety
הַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

to
מֵעִ֥ם (mê·‘im)
Preposition-m
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

my father,
אָבִ֖י (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father

saying,
לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I do not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

return
אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ (’ă·ḇî·’en·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

him to you,
אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

I will
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

bear the guilt
וְחָטָ֥אתִי (wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

before you, my father,
לְאָבִ֖י (lə·’ā·ḇî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father

all my life.’
הַיָּמִֽים׃ (hay·yā·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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