Genesis 42:38 meaning and explanation
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
Genesis 42:38, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Jacob speaks these words to his sons in Canaan during a famine, refusing to let Benjamin go to Egypt. He still believes Joseph is dead, and Benjamin is the last son of his beloved Rachel.
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