Genesis 44:22

22 And we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’

Genesis 44:22 in Other Translations

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

22 We said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'

22 But we said to you, ‘My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.’

22 We told you, master, that it was impossible: 'The boy can't leave his father; if he leaves, his father will die.'

22 But we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, 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 answered, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

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

22 And we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’

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

24 When we went back to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.

Cross References

• 1. S ver 16
• 2. S Genesis 37:35