NET Bible
"We said to my lord,‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die.’"
— Genesis 44:22, NET Bible
“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 suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.”
“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.”
“And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.”
My lord asked his servants,‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
We said to my lord,‘We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
“Then you told your servants,‘Bring him down to me so I can see him.’
We said to my lord,‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die.’
But you said to your servants,‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’
When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
“Then our father said,‘Go back and buy us a little food.’