Genesis 44:22

So we told Your Excellency, "The young man cannot leave his father, because if he were to do so, his father would die.'

Genesis 42:38

But Jacob replied, "My son isn't going back with you, since his brother is dead and he's the only one left. If something should harm him as you travel, then it'll be death for me and my sad, gray hair!"

Genesis 44:30

"So when I go back to your servant, my father, and the young man isn't with us, since he's constantly living life focused on his son,

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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 when I go back to your servant, my father, and the young man isn't with us, since he's constantly living life focused on his son,
Genesis 42:38
But Jacob replied, "My son isn't going back with you, since his brother is dead and he's the only one left. If something should harm him as you travel, then it'll be death for me and my sad, gray hair!"

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