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Genesis 44:22
Genesis 44:22 is verse 22 of Genesis chapter 44, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
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.’
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Genesis 44:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible
20 And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
21 Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
22 So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
23 But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
24 Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 44:30So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,
Genesis 42:38But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”