Genesis 44:22

Judah Pleads for Benjamin

21Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’22So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

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Berean Standard Bible
So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
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.
Bible in Basic English
And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.
Douay-Rheims 1899
We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.
Free Bible Version
We told you, ‘The boy can't leave his father; if he did, his father would die.’
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.
King James (Authorized) Version
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
One Unity Resource Bible
We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
Translation for Translators
We said to you, ‘No, we cannot do that, because the boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die from sorrow.’
Unlocked Literal Bible
After that, we said to my master, 'The boy cannot leave his father. For if he should leave his father his father would die.'
Noah Webster Bible
And we said to 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.’
Young's Literal Translation
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;