Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. New Living Translation “So please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. English Standard Version Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. Berean Standard Bible Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers. King James Bible Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. New King James Version Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers. New American Standard Bible So now, please let your servant remain as a slave to my lord instead of the boy, and let the boy go up with his brothers. NASB 1995 “Now, therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the lad a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers. NASB 1977 “Now, therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the lad a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers. Legacy Standard Bible So now, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a slave to my lord, and let the boy go up with his brothers. Amplified Bible Now, therefore, please let your servant (Judah) remain here instead of the youth [to be] a slave to my lord, and let the young man go home with his brothers. Christian Standard Bible Now please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave, in place of the boy. Let him go back with his brothers. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave, in place of the boy. Let him go back with his brothers. American Standard Version Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. Contemporary English Version Sir, I am your slave. Please let me stay here in place of Benjamin and let him return home with his brothers. English Revised Version Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. GOD'S WORD® Translation Sir, please let me stay and be your slave in the boy's place, and let the boy go back with his brothers. Good News Translation And now, sir, I will stay here as your slave in place of the boy; let him go back with his brothers. International Standard Version Therefore, please allow your servant to remain as a slave to Your Excellency, instead of the young man, and let the young man go back home with his brothers. Majority Standard Bible Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers. NET Bible "So now, please let your servant remain as my lord's slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers. New Heart English Bible So now, please let your servant remain instead of the boy, a slave to my lord, and let the boy go up with his brothers. Webster's Bible Translation Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad, a bond-man to my lord; and let the lad return with his brethren. World English Bible Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy go up with his brothers. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, please let your servant abide instead of the youth [as] a servant to my lord, and the youth goes up with his brothers, Young's Literal Translation 'And now, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the youth a servant to my lord, and the youth goeth up with his brethren, Smith's Literal Translation At this time thy servant shall now remain for the youth, a servant to my lord; and the youth shall go up with his brethren. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore I thy servant will stay instead of the boy in the service of my lord, and let the boy go up with his brethren. Catholic Public Domain Version And so I, your servant, will remain in place of the boy, in ministry to my lord, and then let the boy go up with his brothers. New American Bible So now let me, your servant, remain in place of the boy as the slave of my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. New Revised Standard Version Now therefore, please let your servant remain as a slave to my lord in place of the boy; and let the boy go back with his brothers. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow therefore, let your servant stay here instead of the lad as a servant to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And now, let your Servant stay for the sake of the boy as a Servant to my Lord, and let the boy go up with his brothers. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. Brenton Septuagint Translation Now then I will remain a servant with thee instead of the lad, a domestic of my lord; but let the lad go up with his brethren. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah Pleads for Benjamin…32Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’ 33Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers. 34For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him.”… Cross References Genesis 43:9 I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life. Genesis 42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.” John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 1 Samuel 18:1-3 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself. / And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house. / Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. 1 John 3:16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. Romans 5:7-8 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. / But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Exodus 32:32 Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” Philemon 1:18-19 But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account. / I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Hebrews 7:22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” Luke 22:42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Philippians 2:7-8 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. Treasury of Scripture Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant abide instead of the lad a slave to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers. therefore. I pray thee. Exodus 32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. Romans 5:7-10 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die… Romans 9:3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: instead. Hebrews 7:22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 1 John 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. Jump to Previous Abide Bondman Bond-Man Bondservant Boy Instead Lad Please Servant Slave YouthJump to Next Abide Bondman Bond-Man Bondservant Boy Instead Lad Please Servant Slave YouthGenesis 44 1. Joseph's policy to stay his brothers.6. The silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack. 14. They are brought before Joseph. 18. Judah's humble supplication to Joseph. Now please let your servant remain here This phrase is a plea from Judah, one of Jacob's sons, to Joseph, who is still unrecognized by his brothers. The Hebrew word for "servant" is "עֶבֶד" (eved), which denotes a position of humility and submission. Judah's willingness to become a servant highlights his transformation from a man who once sold his brother Joseph into slavery to one who is now willing to sacrifice his own freedom for his brother Benjamin. This act of selflessness is a pivotal moment in the narrative, showcasing the theme of redemption and repentance. as my lord’s slave in place of the boy Let him return with his brothers Hebrew Nowוְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time please נָ֤א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let your servant עַבְדְּךָ֙ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant stay here יֵֽשֶׁב־ (yê·šeḇ-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry as my lord’s לַֽאדֹנִ֑י (la·ḏō·nî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller slave, עֶ֖בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant in place of תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the boy. הַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer Let him return יַ֥עַל (ya·‘al) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with his brothers. אֶחָֽיו׃ (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) Links Genesis 44:33 NIVGenesis 44:33 NLT Genesis 44:33 ESV Genesis 44:33 NASB Genesis 44:33 KJV Genesis 44:33 BibleApps.com Genesis 44:33 Biblia Paralela Genesis 44:33 Chinese Bible Genesis 44:33 French Bible Genesis 44:33 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 44:33 Now therefore please let your servant stay (Gen. 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