Genesis 44:22 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙h559
1אֶלh413
2unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֔יh113
3לֹֽאh3808
4cannotיוּכַ֥לh3201
5The ladהַנַּ֖עַרh5288
9for if he should leaveוְעָזַ֥בh5800
7אֶתh853
11his fatherאָבִ֖יוh1
9for if he should leaveוְעָזַ֥בh5800
10אֶתh853
11his fatherאָבִ֖יוh1
12his father would dieוָמֵֽת׃h4191

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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;