Genesis 42:38
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 42
“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.”Genesis 42:38
What Does Genesis 42:38 Mean?
Genesis 42:38 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 42, verse 38 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 42:38 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 37:35“And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.”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 37:33“And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.”Genesis 42:4“But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.”Genesis 42:13“And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”Genesis 35:16“And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.”Genesis 44:20“And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.”1 Samuel 15:26“And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.”1 Kings 2:9“Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.”Genesis 30:22“And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.”Genesis 43:5“But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.”Genesis 43:8“And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.”Genesis 44:22“And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.”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 45:26“And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.”1 Kings 2:6“Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.”Job 41:32“He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.”Psalms 71:18“Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.”Psalms 90:10“The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.”
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