Genesis 44:31

“It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.”

"It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave." - Genesis 44:31
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What does Genesis 44:31 mean?

Genesis 44:31 (KJV) is a powerful and emotional verse that occurs in a critical moment in the biblical story of Joseph and his brothers. In this verse, Judah speaks to Joseph, pleading for the release of his younger brother Benjamin, who has been accused of theft. The verse…

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Hearts Bound in Sorrow: Lessons from Genesis 44:31

In Genesis 44:31, we find a poignant expression of familial love, guilt, and despair. The verse reads, "It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to…

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A Prayer of Intercession for the Burdened Heart

Heavenly Father, We come before You this day with heavy hearts, seeking Your comforting presence and guidance. Lord, as we meditate on the sorrow expressed in Genesis 44:31, where Your Word reveals the deep anguish of our forebears, we find ourselves stirred by the immense love…

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Genesis 44:31 - "It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave."
Genesis 31:44 - "Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee."
Genesis 31:44-45 - "Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar."
Numbers 31:44 - "And thirty and six thousand beeves,"
"Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee." - Genesis 31:44
Genesis 24-44
"And thirty and six thousand beeves," - Numbers 31:44
Ezekiel 44:31 - "The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast."
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."
Genesis 21-31
Genesis 18-31
Genesis 31:35
"Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar." - Genesis 31:44-45
Genesis 19-31
Genesis 24-31
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 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."
Genesis 44:11 - "Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack."
Genesis 44:27 - "And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:"
Genesis 44:28 - "And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:"
Genesis 31:22 - "And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled."
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."