Genesis 44:30

Plain English Version

Judah kept on talking to Joseph. He said, “Sir, our father really loves that young man. He loves him more than anything else. And you know, our father is very old. I’m telling you, if I go back home to my father, and if that young man is not with us, then my father will be so sad that he will die. Yes, as soon as he sees that the young man is not with us, he will die straight away. We don’t want to do that to our father.

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

But Joseph said, “No way. I don’t want to punish all of you like that. The man that had my cup in his bag, he is the only one that has to become my work-man. The rest of you mob, you can go home to your father, and I will not make any trouble for you.”

Genesis 44:20

Then we said to you, ‘Yes, sir. Our father is alive, and he is an old man. And we have a young brother too. He was born when our father was already old. We had one more brother, but he died. That brother that died, and our young brother, they had the same mother. So now our young brother is the only kid left from his mother. And our father really loves him.’

Genesis 44:22

But we said, ‘Sir, we can’t take that young man away from his father. If we do that, his father will be so sad that he will die.’

Genesis 44:34

If that young man is not with me, I can’t go back to my father. I don’t want to see my father get real sad and die. No way.”

2 Samuel 18:33

David got very upset. He went inside and cried. As he went in, he called out, “Absalom. My son Absalom. I want to be dead instead of you. You were my son.” (We have not yet translated 19:1—21:14.)

1 Samuel 25:29

If other people chase you, to kill you, God will look after you and will keep you safe. You are his special one. He will soon finish up those other people.