Genesis 44:30

New Living Translation

“And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father’s life is bound up in the boy’s life.

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

“No,” Joseph said. “I would never do such a thing! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”

Genesis 44:20

And we responded, ‘Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him very much.’

Genesis 44:22

But we said to you, ‘My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.’

Genesis 44:31

If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white-haired man to his grave.

Genesis 44:34

For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.”

1 Samuel 18:1

After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David.

1 Samuel 25:29

“Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the Lord your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling!