Genesis 44:22

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

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

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.

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.’

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And we answered my lord, The childe can not depart from his father: for if he leaue his father, his father would die.

Darby Translation

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

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;

Bible in Basic English

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.

In context

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

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

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