Genesis 44:34

“For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.”

"For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father." - Genesis 44:34
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What does Genesis 44:34 mean?

The verse Genesis 44:34 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father." This verse comes from the story of Joseph and his brothers, and it speaks to the…

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A Heart Torn Between Two Loves

In the midst of dramatic family dynamics, the verse from Genesis 44:34 resonates deeply: "For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father." This verse captures the profound love and concern that…

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A Prayer for Compassion and Understanding

O Gracious and Loving Father, As we gather our hearts in prayer today, we are reminded of the deep connections of family and the burdens we carry in our relationships. We turn our thoughts to the poignant words of Your servant Judah in Genesis 44:34: "For how shall I go up to my…

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Genesis 44:34 - "For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father."
Genesis 24-44
Genesis 44:3 - "As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses."
Genesis 21-34
Genesis 19-34
Genesis 24-34
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 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 21:34 - "And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days."
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 34:18 - "And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son."
Genesis 24:34 - "And he said, I am Abraham's servant."
Genesis 44:27 - "And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:"
Genesis 34:31 - "And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?"
Genesis 36:34 - "And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead."
Genesis 34:28 - "They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,"
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 31:44 - "Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee."
Genesis 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 44:21 - "And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him."
Genesis 44:15 - "And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?"
Genesis 44:7 - "And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:"