Genesis 44:22

But we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”

Genesis 44:30

“So if I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us—his life is wrapped up with the boy’s life—

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

His father would die

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His father would die

Genesis 44:30
“So if I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us—his life is wrapped up with the boy’s life—
Genesis 42:38
But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”

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