Chuàngshìjì 44:30

30 Wǒ fùqin de méng yǔ zhè tóngzǐ de méng xiānglián . rújīn wǒ huí dào nǐ púrén wǒ fùqin nàli , ruò méiyǒu tóngzǐ yǔ wǒmen tóng zaì ,

Chuàngshìjì 44:30 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:30

Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father
That is, should he return to him in the land of Canaan with the rest of his brethren: and the lad [be] not with us;
his brother Benjamin, so called here, and in the following verses, though thirty years of age and upwards, see ( Genesis 43:8 ) ; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
he is as closely united to him in affection, and is as dear to him as his own soul; quite wrapped up in him, and cannot live without him; should he die, he must die too; see ( 1 Samuel 18:1 ) ; so it follows:

Chuàngshìjì 44:30 In-Context

28 Yī gè líkāi wǒ chū qù le . wǒ shuō tā bì shì beì sī suì le , zhídào rújīn wǒ yĕ méiyǒu jiàn tā .

29 Xiànzaì nǐmen yòu yào bǎ zhège daì qù líkāi wǒ , tǎngruò tā zāo haì , nà biàn shì nǐmen shǐ wǒ bái fà cāngcāng , bēi bēicǎn càn de xià yīnjiān qù le .

30 Wǒ fùqin de méng yǔ zhè tóngzǐ de méng xiānglián . rújīn wǒ huí dào nǐ púrén wǒ fùqin nàli , ruò méiyǒu tóngzǐ yǔ wǒmen tóng zaì ,

31 Wǒmen de fùqin jiàn méiyǒu tóngzǐ , tā jiù bì sǐ . zhè biàn shì wǒmen shǐ nǐ púrén wǒmen de fùqin bái fā cāngcāng , bēi bēicàn cǎn dì xià yīnjiān qù le .

32 Yīnwei púrén céng xiàng wǒ fùqin wèi zhè tóngzǐ zuò bǎo , shuō , wǒ ruò bú daì tā huí lái jiāo gĕi fùqin , wǒ biàn zaì fùqin miànqián yǒngyuǎn dàn zuì .