Genesis 44:22
King James Version (KJV)
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
In context
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.
22 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.
Genesis 44:22 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.’
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.