We replied, ‘The boy can’t leave his father. If the boy leaves him, his father will die.’
Jacob replied, “My son will not go with you. His brother is dead, and he’s the only one left. If any harm comes to him on the trip you’re taking, the grief would drive this gray-haired old man to his grave!”
“Then you said to us, ‘Bring him here to me so that I can see him myself.’
Then you told us, ‘If your youngest brother doesn’t come here with you, you will never be allowed to see me again.’
“Our father’s life is wrapped up with the boy’s life. If I come ⌞home⌟ without the boy