Genesis 44:20-22
Legacy Standard Bible
20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have an old father and (A)a little child of his old age. Now (B)his brother is dead, so he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.’ 21 Then you said to your servants, ‘(C)Bring him down to me that I may set my eyes on him.’ 22 And we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he should leave his father, [a]his father would die.’
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Genesis 44:20-22
New International Version
20 And we answered, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age.(A) His brother is dead,(B) and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’(C)
21 “Then you said to your servants,(D) ‘Bring him down to me so I can see him for myself.’(E) 22 And we said to my lord,(F) ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’(G)
Genesis 44:20-22
King James Version
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.
21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
22 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 44:20-22
New King James Version
20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and (A)a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is (B)dead, and he (C)alone is left of his mother’s children, and his (D)father loves him.’ 21 Then you said to your servants, (E)‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ 22 And we said to my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
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