But Jacob answered, ‘My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my grey hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.’
Genesis 44:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But we said to my lord, “The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should do so, 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. Common English Bible And we said to my master, ‘The young man can’t leave his father. If he leaves, his father will die.’ Catholic Public Domain Version We suggested to my lord: 'The boy is not able to leave his father. For if he sends him away, he will die.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father; for if he leave him, he will die. |
But Jacob answered, ‘My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my grey hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.’
Then you said to your servants, “Bring him to me so that I can see him.”
Then you said to your servants, “If your younger brother does not come down with you, you will not see me again.”
‘So if I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us #– #his life is wrapped up with the boy’s life #– #