Genesis 44:22

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

Genesis 44:22 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:22

And we said unto my lord, the lad cannot leave his father,
&c.] That is, his father will not be willing to part with him: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die;
with grief and trouble, fearing some evil was befallen him, and he should see him no more.

Genesis 44:22 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.