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Genesis 44:22

20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

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

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

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BSB
So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
KJV
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
WEB
We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
ASV
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
DARBY
And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
BLB
And we said to my lord, ‘The boy is not able to leave his father, and [if] he should leave his father, then he shall die.’
ÅB
Da sa vi til min herre: Gutten kan ikke forlate sin far; for hvis han forlater sin far, da vil hans far dø.
OTB
Vi sa til min herre, ‘Gutten kan ikke forlate sin far; hvis han forlater, vil hans far dø.’
B1930
Da sa vi til min herre: Gutten kan ikke forlate sin far; for hvis han forlater sin far, da vil hans far dø.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 42:38

    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.

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  • Genesis 44:30

    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;

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