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.’
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 44:20 in context
Genesis 44:17–23
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He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
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Then Judah came near to him, and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.
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My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’
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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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You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
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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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You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
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