THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
If you remove this boy from my presence and something unfortunate occurs to him, it will cause my old age to mourn to the grave. Given our father's deep affection for this child, how can we present ourselves to him without the boy?
Genesis 44:29Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hell.
וּלְקַחְתֶּ֧ם גַּם־אֶת־זֶ֛ה מֵעִ֥ם פָּנַ֖י וְקָרָ֣הוּ אָס֑וֹן וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם אֶת־שֵׂיבָתִ֛י בְּרָעָ֖ה שְׁאֹֽלָה׃
The Church Fathers on this verse
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Ephraem the Syrian
He retains another son near him for solace in place of his eldest son.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 42:38But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to hell.
- Gen 43:14And may my almighty God make him favourable to you: and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.
- Deut 31:17And my wrath shall be kindled against them in that day: and I will forsake them, and will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured: all evils and afflictions shall find them, so that they shall say in that day: In truth it is because God is not with me, that these evils have found me.
- Gen 44:31And he shall see that he is not with us, he will die, and thy servants shall bring down his grey hairs with sorrow unto hell.
- Gen 42:36Their father Jacob said: You have made me to be without children: Joseph is not living, Simeon is kept in bonds, and Benjamin you will take away: all these evils are fallen upon me.
- Ps 88 (87):3
- Ps 88 (87):4