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Genesis Chapter 44 verse 22 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 44:22

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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BBE Genesis 44:22

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.
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DARBY Genesis 44:22

And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
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KJV Genesis 44:22

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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WBT Genesis 44:22

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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WEB Genesis 44:22

We said to my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'
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YLT Genesis 44:22

and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died;
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wan·nō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 559: To utter, saytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tomy lord,אֲדֹנִ֔י (’ă·ḏō·nî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 113: Sovereign, controller‘The boyהַנַּ֖עַר (han·na·‘ar)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainercannotלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noleaveלַעֲזֹ֣ב (la·‘ă·zōḇ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permithis father.אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1: FatherIf he were to leave,וְעָזַ֥ב (wə·‘ā·zaḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permithis fatherאָבִ֖יו (’ā·ḇîw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1: Fatherwould die.’וָמֵֽת׃ (wā·mêṯ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killJump to PreviousAble Boy Death Die Died Leave Leaves Youth