"And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:" — Genesis 44:28

Genesis 44:28 · KJV

“And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:”

— Genesis 44:28

And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two {sons}:

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 — Context

And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother {be} with us.

And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two {sons}:

And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

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

Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad {be} not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

Cross References

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 37:13-14

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed {the flock} in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here {am I}.

Genesis 42:36

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved {of my children}: Joseph {is} not, and Simeon {is} not, and ye will take Benjamin {away}: all these things are against me.

Genesis 42:38

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.