Genesis 44:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 44:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 44:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’”
Genesis 44:22 — World English Bible
Genesis 44:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Genesis 44:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Genesis 44:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 44:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die. ”
Genesis 44:22 — Darby Translation
Genesis 44:22 GEN — 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.”
Genesis 44:22 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 44:22 in Context — Genesis 44
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.
What Does Genesis 44:22 Mean?
Genesis 44:22 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 44. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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