But he said, “My son will not go down with you—for his brother is dead and he alone remains. And if harm should happen to him along the way you’re going, you’ll bring my grey hair down to Sheol in grief.”
Genesis 44:22 - Tree of Life Version But we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave his father, he 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 he said, “My son will not go down with you—for his brother is dead and he alone remains. And if harm should happen to him along the way you’re going, you’ll bring my grey hair down to Sheol in grief.”
Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can look at him.’
Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you won’t see my face again.’
“Now if I come to your servant my father and the boy isn’t with us, since his life is bound to his life,