Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut 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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