Verse 22

But we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves, his father will die.'"

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 42:38 : 38 But Jacob said, 'My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'
  • Gen 44:30 : 30 So now, if I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us—since his life is so closely bound up with the boy's life—