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Genesis 44:22-24
New English Translation
Genesis 44:22-24
New English Translation
22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father[a] will die.’[b] 23 But you said to your servants, ‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’ 24 When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
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- Genesis 44:22 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the boy’s father, i.e., Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 44:22 tn The last two verbs are perfect tenses with vav consecutive. The first is subordinated to the second as a conditional clause.
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