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Genesis 42:4

King James Version

4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

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American Standard Version

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure harm befall him.

Christian Standard Bible

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he thought, “Something might happen to him.”

English Standard Version

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.

New American Standard Bible

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm may happen to him.”

New International Version

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.

New King James Version

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “Lest some calamity befall him.”

New Living Translation

But Jacob wouldn’t let Joseph’s younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him.

World English Bible

But Jacob didn’t send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers; for he said, “Lest perhaps harm happen to him.”