Cross Reference GENESIS 44:33 NOW THEREFORE I PRAY THEE LET THY SERVANT ABIDE INSTEAD OF THE LAD A BONDMAN TO MY LORD AND LET THE LAD GO UP WITH HIS BRETHREN

{Genesis 44:33} Now x6258 therefore, I pray thee, x4994 let thy servant 5650 abide 3427 z8799 instead of x8478 the lad 5288 a bondman 5650 to my lord; 113 and let the lad 5288 go up 5927 z8799 with x5973 his brethren. 251

therefore:
What must Benjamin have felt when he heard his brother conclude his speech by a proposal which could never have been thought of if it had not been actually made! Perhaps the annals of the whole world do not produce an instance of so heroic and disinterested affection in any mere man.

I pray thee:
"Yet now,¹ if¹ thou wilt forgiveª ° their sin--;ª and if¹ not,¹ blotª ° me, I pray thee,¹ out of thy bookª ¹ which¹ thou hast written.ª °" {Exd 32:32} + "Forª scarcelyª forª a righteous manª will² ° oneª die:ª ° yetª peradventureª forª a good manª someª would² ° evenª dareª ° to die.ª ° ... Forª if,ª when we wereª ° enemies,ª we were reconciledª ° to Godª byª the¹ deathª of his² ¹ Son,ª muchª more,ª being reconciled,ª ° we shall be savedª ° byª his² ¹ life.ª" {Rom 5:7-10} + "Forª Iª could wishª ° that myself² ¹ wereª ° accursedª fromª Christª forª myª brethren,ª myª kinsmenª accordingª to the flesh:ª" {Rom 9:3}

instead:
"Byª so much² ¹ was² ° Jesusª madeª ° a suretyª of a betterª testament.ª" {Hbr 7:22} + "Herebyª ª perceive¹ we² ° the¹ loveª [of God],¹ becauseª heª laid downª ° his² ¹ lifeª forª us:ª andª weª oughtª ° to lay downª ° [our] livesª forª the¹ brethren.ª" {1Jn 3:16}