Genesis Chapter 44 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 44:20

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.
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BBE Genesis 44:20

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.
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DARBY Genesis 44:20

And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, [yet] young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.
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KJV Genesis 44:20

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.
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WBT Genesis 44:20

And we said to 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.
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WEB Genesis 44:20

We said to 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 loves him.'
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YLT Genesis 44:20

and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd we answered,וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wan·nō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say‘We haveיֶשׁ־ (yeš-)AdverbStrong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, isan elderlyזָקֵ֔ן (zā·qên)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2205: Oldfatherאָ֣ב (’āḇ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1: Fatherand a younger brother,קָטָ֑ן (qā·ṭān)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 6996: Small, young, unimportantthe childוְיֶ֥לֶד (wə·ye·leḏ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspringof his old age.זְקֻנִ֖ים (zə·qu·nîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2208: Old ageThe boy’s brotherוְאָחִ֨יו (wə·’ā·ḥîw)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )is dead.מֵ֜ת (mêṯ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killHeה֧וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis the onlyלְבַדּ֛וֹ (lə·ḇad·dōw)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief ofone of his mother’sלְאִמּ֖וֹ (lə·’im·mōw)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 517: A mother, )sons left,וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר (way·yiw·wā·ṯêr)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserveand his fatherוְאָבִ֥יו (wə·’ā·ḇîw)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1: Fatherloves him.’אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ (’ă·hê·ḇōw)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 157: To have affection fJump to PreviousAge Aged Alone Born Child Children Dead Dear Little Mother Mother's Young