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Genesis 42:36

Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
יַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
אֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.Hemfather theirH1 →
אֹתִ֖י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853 →
שִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑םshi.kal.Temyou are making childlessH7921 →
יוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefJosephH3130 →
אֵינֶ֙נּוּ֙'ei.Ne.nunot [is] heH369 →
וְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onand SimeonH8095 →
אֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot [is] heH369 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144 →
תִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuyou will takeH3947 →
עָלַ֖י'a.Laion meH5921 →
הָי֥וּha.Yuthey areH1961 →
כֻלָּֽנָה׃khu.La.nahall of themH3605 →

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Genesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”Jeremiah 31:15This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”Lamentations 5:7Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Psalms 39:13Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”Genesis 5:24Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.Isaiah 27:9Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.Job 7:7Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.Matthew 14:31Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”Isaiah 41:13–14For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.1 Samuel 27:1David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”Proverbs 23:5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.Genesis 44:29Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’Genesis 43:23“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

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