| 32. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 44:32:1 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor Genesis 44:32:2 ⧉עַבְדְּךָ֙avdekhayour servant Genesis 44:32:3 ⧉עָרַ֣בaravbecame surety Genesis 44:32:4 ⧉אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַרethanaarfor the boy Genesis 44:32:5 ⧉מֵעִ֥םmeimto Genesis 44:32:6 ⧉אָבִ֖יavimy father Genesis 44:32:7 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying Genesis 44:32:8 ⧉אִם־לֹ֤אimloif not Genesis 44:32:9 ⧉אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙aviennuI bring him Genesis 44:32:10 ⧉אֵלֶ֔יךָelekhato you Genesis 44:32:11 ⧉וְחָטָ֥אתִיvekhatatiI will have sinned Genesis 44:32:12 ⧉לְאָבִ֖יleavibefore my father Genesis 44:32:13 ⧉כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃kolhayamimall the days |
| 32. Formal Translation For your servant stood as surety for the boy to my father, stating, “Should I fail to bring him to you, I will have sinned before my father all the days.” |
| 32. Dynamic Translation I assured my father that I, your servant, would guarantee the boy’s safety. I told him, “If I do not bring him back to you, I will carry the blame before my father for the rest of my life.” |