Old Testament · VERSE 22

Genesis 44:22

King James Version

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

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Genesis 44:22 in context

Genesis 44:20

And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

Genesis 44:21

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Genesis 44:22SELECTED VERSE

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

Genesis 44:23

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

Genesis 44:24

And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

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