until your brother’s anger turn away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”
Parallel translations
- KJV Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
- BSB until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
- NKJV until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?”
- NASB until your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send word and get you from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?”
- NLT When he calms down and forgets what you have done to him, I will send for you to come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
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- 2 Sam 14:6–7Your servant had two sons, and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.
- Prov 19:21There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
- Lam 3:37Who is he who says, and it comes to pass, when the Lord doesn’t command it?
- Acts 28:4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live.”
- Jas 4:13–15Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”
- Gen 27:35He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”
- Gen 9:5–6I will surely require your blood of your lives; at the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.
- Gen 4:8–16Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
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