Genesis 44:22
“And we said vnto my lord, The lad cannot leaue his father: for if hee should leaue his father, his father would die.”
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Genesis 44:22 Context
20And we said vnto my lord, Wee haue a father, an olde man, and a childe of his old age, a little one: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loueth him. 21And thou saidst vnto thy seruants, Bring him downe vnto mee, that I may set mine eyes vpon him. 22And we said vnto my lord, The lad cannot leaue his father: for if hee should leaue his father, his father would die. 23And thou saidst vnto thy seruants, Except your yongest brother come downe with you, you shall see my face no more. 24And it came to passe when wee came vp vnto thy seruant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
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And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
- King James Version
"But we said to my lord, 'The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.
- Basic English Bible
And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
- Darby Bible
And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
- Webster's Bible
We said to my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'
- World English Bible
and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And we said unto my lord: The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible