Bible in Basic English
"And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death."
— Genesis 44:22, Bible in Basic English
“And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.”
“And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. ”
“We said to my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'”
“We said to my lord,‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die.’”
My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.
And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.
And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.
But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.
And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.
And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.