Genesis 44:22

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die.

And we said {H559} unto my lord {H113}, The lad {H5288} cannot {H3201} leave {H5800} his father {H1}: for if he should leave {H5800} his father {H1}, his father would die {H4191}.

We answered my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father; if he were to leave his father, his father would die.'

So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 44:30 (2 votes)

    Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad [be] not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

  • Genesis 42:38 (2 votes)

    And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.