Genesis 44:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 44:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 44:22 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 44:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’”

Genesis 44:22 — World English Bible

Genesis 44:22 ASV — 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.”

Genesis 44:22 — American Standard Version

Genesis 44:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died;”

Genesis 44:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 44:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.”

Genesis 44:22 — Darby Translation

Genesis 44:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And we answered my lord, The childe can not depart from his father: for if he leaue his father, his father would die.”

Genesis 44:22 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 44:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And we said to my lord, 'The young one cannot leave his father, and if he leaves his father, he will die.'”

Genesis 44:22 — The Living Sword

Genesis 44:22 in Context — Genesis 44

20 E nós respondemos a meu senhor: Temos um pai ancião, e um jovem que lhe nasceu em sua velhice, pequeno ainda; e um irmão seu morreu, e ele restou sozinho de sua mãe, e seu pai o ama.

21 E tu disseste a teus servos: Trazei-o a mim, e porei meus olhos sobre ele.

22 E nós dissemos a meu senhor: O jovem não pode deixar a seu pai, porque se o deixar, seu pai morrerá.

23 E disseste a teus servos: Se vosso irmão mais novo não descer convosco, não vejais mais meu rosto.

24 Aconteceu, pois, que quando chegamos a meu pai teu servo, nós lhe contamos as palavras de meu senhor.

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What Does Genesis 44:22 Mean?

Genesis 44:22 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 44. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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