雅各說：「我的兒子不可跟你們去。他哥哥已經死了，現在只剩下他。要是他在路上遇到什麼意外，你們會使我這白髮蒼蒼的老人淒淒慘慘地進墳墓。」

雅各说：“我的儿子不可与你们一同下去；他哥哥死了，只剩下他，他若在你们所行的路上遭害，那便是你们使我白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨地下阴间去了。”

雅各说：“我的儿子不可与你们一同下去。他哥哥死了，只剩下他。他若在你们行走的路上遭难，你们就害我白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨下阴间去了。”

雅各说：“我的儿子不可与你们一同下去。他哥哥死了，只剩下他。他若在你们行走的路上遭难，你们就害我白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨下阴间去了。”

雅各说：“我的儿子不可跟你们去。他哥哥已经死了，现在只剩下他。要是他在路上遇到什么意外，你们会使我这白发苍苍的老人凄凄惨惨地进坟墓。”

雅各说：“我的儿子不可与你们一同下去，因为他的哥哥死了，只剩下他一个；如果他在你们所走的路上遇到不幸，你们就使我这白发老人愁愁苦苦地下阴间去了。”

但雅各说：“我的儿子不可与你们一同下去，因为他哥哥死了，只剩下他。如果在你们所行的路上有灾祸临到他，你们就使白发苍苍的我悲悲惨惨地下阴间去了！”

雅各說：「我的兒子不可與你們一同下去；他哥哥死了，只剩下他，他若在你們所行的路上遭害，那便是你們使我白髮蒼蒼、悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了。」

雅各說：「我的兒子不可與你們一同下去。他哥哥死了，只剩下他。他若在你們行走的路上遭難，你們就害我白髮蒼蒼、悲悲慘慘下陰間去了。」

雅各說：「我的兒子不可與你們一同下去。他哥哥死了，只剩下他。他若在你們行走的路上遭難，你們就害我白髮蒼蒼、悲悲慘慘下陰間去了。」

雅各說：“我的兒子不可與你們一同下去，因為他的哥哥死了，只剩下他一個；如果他在你們所走的路上遇到不幸，你們就使我這白髮老人愁愁苦苦地下陰間去了。”

雅各說：『我的兒子不可和你們一同下去；他哥哥死了，只剩下他；他若在你們所走的路上遭害，那便是你們使我白髮蒼蒼、悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了。』

但雅各說：「我的兒子不可與你們一同下去，因為他哥哥死了，只剩下他。如果在你們所行的路上有災禍臨到他，你們就使白髮蒼蒼的我悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了！」

曰我之幼子、必不與爾偕行、其兄已亡、惟彼獨存、如途間遭害、則爾使我皓首慘然下陰府矣、

曰我必不使幼子與爾偕往、其兄已亡、彼即㷀然、如途間遭害、則我皓然白首、淒涼歸墓、皆爾之過也。

曰我幼子必不可與爾同往、蓋其兄已死、惟彼獨留、若在爾所行之途遇害、則爾使我皓首悲慘歸示阿勒、

But Jacob said,“ My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.”

But Jacob said,“ My son will not go down there with you. His brother is dead. He’s the only one left here with me. Suppose he’s harmed on the journey you are taking. Then I would die as a sad old man.”

But he said,“ My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

But Jacob replied,“ My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white haired man to his grave.”

But Jacob answered,“ My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”

But Jacob said,“ My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should happen to him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”

But he said,“ My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.”

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

But Jacob answered,“ My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”

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.

But Jacob replied,“ My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If an accident happens to him on the journey you have to make, then you will bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave.”

He said,“ My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

他的兒女都來安慰他，他卻不肯接受他們的安慰，說：「我一定會淒淒慘慘地下到陰間，去我兒子那裡。」約瑟的父親為他哀哭。

雅各不肯讓約瑟的弟弟便雅憫與他們同去，恐怕他會遭害。

雅各認出那件彩衣，說：「這是我兒子的衣服，一定是野獸把他吃了，約瑟一定被撕碎了！」

他們說：「僕人們共有弟兄十二人，父親住在迦南，最年幼的弟弟留在父親身邊，還有一個已經去世。」

他們從伯特利繼續前行，離以法他還有一段路時，拉結難產。在難產的痛苦中，接生婆對她說：「不要害怕，你又添了一個兒子！」拉結臨死前給兒子取名叫便·俄尼，雅各卻叫他便雅憫。

上帝啊，就是我年老髮白的時候，求你也不要丟棄我，好讓我把你的大能告訴下一代，世代相傳。

我們一生七十歲，強壯的可活八十歲，但人生最美好的時光也充滿勞苦和愁煩，生命轉瞬即逝，我們便如飛而去。

即使你們年老髮白的時候，我仍然一如既往地扶持你們。我造了你們，必照顧你們，扶持你們，拯救你們。

我父親就對我們說，『你們應該知道，我妻子給我生了兩個兒子。其中一個離開了我，我想他一定被野獸撕碎了，我再沒有見過他。要是你們把他的弟弟也帶走，遇上什麼意外的話，你們會使我這白髮蒼蒼的老人淒淒慘慘地進墳墓。』「我們父親的命與這孩子的命緊密相連，倘若我沒有把這孩子帶回到你僕人——我父親身邊，他一看這孩子不在，一定會死。僕人們會使自己白髮蒼蒼的父親淒淒慘慘地進墳墓。僕人曾經向父親保證這孩子的安全，說我若不把這孩子帶回他身邊，情願一生擔罪。現在求你准許僕人代替這孩子做你的奴僕，讓他跟他哥哥們回去吧。這孩子不和我一同回去，我如何見我父親呢？我不願看到災難臨到我父親。」

上帝把智慧、知識和喜樂賜給祂喜悅的人，卻讓罪人忙於積攢財富，然後把他們的財富賜給祂喜悅的人。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

我觀察一切日光之下所做的事，看啊，都是虛空，好像捕風。

上帝眷顧拉結，聽了她的禱告，使她可以生育。她就懷孕，生了一個兒子，說：「上帝除去了我的羞辱。」她給孩子取名叫約瑟，又說：「願上帝再給我添一個兒子！」

你要用智慧處置他，不可讓他安享天年。

「我以為自己盛年之際，就要踏入陰間之門，不能享受餘年。

我們對我主說，『我們有年邁的老父，他在晚年得了一個兒子，這孩子的哥哥已經死了，他母親只剩下他這一個兒子，他父親很疼愛他。』