Genesis 44:29 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And if you take this one away from me too, and something terrible happens to him, you will send me to my grave in deep sorrow with my gray hair.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jacob is expressing his deep fear that losing Benjamin would literally kill him from grief, just as he believes losing Joseph did.

📚 Historical Context

Jacob is speaking to his sons about Benjamin, his youngest son and the only remaining child of his beloved wife Rachel. Jacob had already lost Joseph (or so he believed) and couldn't bear the thought of losing Benjamin too. In ancient times, gray hair symbolized old age and wisdom, and Jacob is essentially saying that grief would be the death of him.

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