Genesis 44:22

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father,—as surely as he leaveth his father, so surely will he, die.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

21So then thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me,—that I may set mine eyes upon him.

23And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother do come down with you, ye shall not again behold my face.

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Cross References

Genesis 44:30Now, therefore, as surely as I go in unto thy servant my father, and, the lad, is not with us,—seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad’s soul,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 44:19-34

Judah's Appeal on Behalf of Benjamin. ( b. c. 1707.) 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 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… Read the whole commentary →

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