KJV
ASV
32. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
ESV
32. For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.'
ERVEN
32. "I took responsibility for the young boy. I told my father, 'If I don't bring him back to you, you can blame me all my life.'
NLT
32. My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him, 'If I don't bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.'
WEB
32. For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'
NET
32. Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.'
NLV
32. For I put myself as trust for the boy to my father. I said, 'If I do not return him to you, then let the blame be on me forever.'
HCSB
32. Your servant became accountable to my father for the boy, saying, 'If I do not return him to you, I will always bear the guilt for sinning against [you,] my father.'
YLT
32. for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee -- then I have sinned against my father all the days.
LITV
32. For your servant was surety for the youth with my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, I shall be a sinner against my father all the days.
RV
32. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
NCV
32. "I gave my father a guarantee that the young boy would be safe. I said to my father, 'If I don't bring him back to you, you can blame me all my life.'
MKJV
32. For your servant became surety for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.
AKJV
32. For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
LXXEN
32. For thy servant has received the boy in charge from his father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty towards my father for ever.
KJV
32. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
AMP
32. For your servant became security for the lad to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.
KJVP
32. For H3588 CONJ thy servant H5650 became surety H6148 VQQ3MS for the lad H5288 unto H5973 M-PREP my father H1 CMS-1MS , saying H559 L-VQFC , If H518 PART I bring H935 him not H3808 NADV unto H413 PREP-2MS thee , then I shall bear the blame H2398 to my father H1 forever H3117 D-NMP .
YLT
32. for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee -- then I have sinned against my father all the days.
ASV
32. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
WEB
32. For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'
NASB
32. Besides, I, your servant, got the boy from his father by going surety for him, saying, 'If I fail to bring him back to you, father, you can hold it against me forever.'
ESV
32. For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.'
RV
32. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
RSV
32. For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, `If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame in the sight of my father all my life.'
NKJV
32. "For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him [back] to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father forever.'
MKJV
32. For your servant became surety for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.
AKJV
32. For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
NRSV
32. For your servant became surety for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame in the sight of my father all my life.'
NIV
32. Your servant guaranteed the boy's safety to my father. I said,`If I do not bring him back to you, I will bear the blame before you, my father, all my life!'
NIRV
32. "I promised my father I would keep the boy safe. I said, 'Father, I'll bring him back to you. If I don't, you can put the blame on me for the rest of my life.'
NLT
32. My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him, 'If I don't bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.'
MSG
32. And that's not all. I got my father to release the boy to show him to you by promising, 'If I don't bring him back, I'll stand condemned before you, Father, all my life.'
GNB
32. What is more, I pledged my life to my father for the boy. I told him that if I did not bring the boy back to him, I would bear the blame all my life.
NET
32. Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.'
ERVEN
32. "I took responsibility for the young boy. I told my father, 'If I don't bring him back to you, you can blame me all my life.'