Genesis 44:22
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We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.

his father would die.

Genesis 44:30 Therefore, if I shall go to thy servant, our father, and the boy be wanting, (whereas his life dependeth upon the life of him,)

Genesis 42:38 But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to hell.

Context
Judah Pleads for Benjamin
21And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him. 22We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.23And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.…
Cross References
Genesis 44:21
And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him.

Genesis 44:23
And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.

Lexicon
So we said
וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wan·nō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

my lord,
אֲדֹנִ֔י (’ă·ḏō·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller

‘The boy
הַנַּ֖עַר (han·na·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

cannot
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

leave
לַעֲזֹ֣ב (la·‘ă·zōḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

his father.
אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

If he were to leave,
וְעָזַ֥ב (wə·‘ā·zaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

his father
אָבִ֖יו (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

would die.’
וָמֵֽת׃ (wā·mêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill


Additional Translations
So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

And we said to my lord, The child will not be able to leave his father; but if he should leave his father, he will die.

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

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

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

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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