Genesis 42:37 Lexicon: Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my care, and I will return him to you."

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
Then Reuben	רְאוּבֵן֙ (re·'u·ven)	7205: "behold a son!" oldest son of Jacob, also his desc.	from raah and ben
spoke	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vai·yo·mer)	559: to utter, say	a prim. root
to his father,	אָבִ֣יו (a·viv)	1: father	from an unused word
saying,	לֵאמֹ֔ר (le·mor,)	559: to utter, say	a prim. root
"You may put	תָּמִ֔ית (ta·mit,)	4191: to die	a prim. root
my two	שְׁנֵ֤י (she·nei)	8147: two (a card. number)	from shanah
sons	בָנַי֙ (va·nai)	1121: son	a prim. root
to death		4191: to die	a prim. root
if	אִם־ (im-)	518: if	a prim. conjunction
I do not bring	אֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ (a·vi·'en·nu)	935: to come in, come, go in, go	a prim. root
him [back] to you; put	תְּנָ֤ה (te·nah)	5414: to give, put, set	a prim. root
him in my care,	יָדִ֔י (ya·di,)	3027: hand	a prim. root
and I will return	אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ (a·shi·ven·nu)	7725: to turn back, return	a prim. root
him to you."

KJV Lexicon

And Reuben
R'uwben (reh-oo-bane')
see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob -- Reuben.

spake
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

unto his father
'ab (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.

saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

Slay
muwth (mooth)
causatively, to kill

my two
shnayim (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

sons
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.

if I bring
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

him not to thee deliver
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

him into my hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

and I will bring him to thee again
shuwb (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my care, and I will return him to you."

King James Bible
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Reuben said to his father, "You can kill my two sons if I don't bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him to you."

International Standard Version
"Feel free to put my own two sons to death," Reuben responded to his father, "if I don't bring him back to you. Trust me—I'll bring him back to you."

NET Bible
Then Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care and I will bring him back to you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death if I don't bring him back to you. Let me take care of him, and I'll bring him back to you."

King James 2000 Bible
And Reuben spoke unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to you: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again.

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