Genesis 44:22

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 44:22

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’

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ASV

American Standard Version

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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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 44

²⁰ And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

²¹ Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’

²² So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

²³ But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

²⁴ Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.

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