Genesis 44:29

“And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”

"And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave." - Genesis 44:29
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What does Genesis 44:29 mean?

Genesis 44:29 (KJV) reads: "And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave." This verse is a part of the story of Joseph and his brothers in the book of Genesis. The context of this verse is when Joseph's…

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A Father’s Heart: The Weight of Sorrow

The account in Genesis 44:29 unveils the heart of Jacob, a father who has already endured unimaginable grief in the loss of his beloved son, Joseph. The anguish of hearing that his sons are returning with what he perceives as the potential loss of Benjamin pushes him to express…

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A Prayer of Sorrow and Hope

O Heavenly Father, In the silence of my heart, I come before You with a spirit heavy with anguish, inspired by the words of Jacob in Genesis 44:29. "And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave." Lord, I…

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Genesis 44:29 - "And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave."
Genesis 24-44
Ezekiel 44:29 - "They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be their's."
Genesis 44:3 - "As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses."
Genesis 44:13 - "Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city."
Genesis 44:25 - "And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food."
Genesis 44:19 - "My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?"
Genesis 27:44 - "And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;"
Genesis 44:12 - "And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack."
Genesis 44:6 - "¶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words."
Exodus 29:44 - "And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office."
Genesis 44:14 - "¶ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground."
Genesis 29:29 - "And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid."
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Genesis 44:5 - "Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing."
Genesis 44:9 - "With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen."