Genesis 44:22 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And we told you, my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father, because if he leaves his father, his father would die.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The brothers are explaining to Joseph (whom they don't recognize) that Benjamin cannot be separated from their father Jacob because it would literally kill the old man from grief.

📚 Historical Context

This is part of Joseph's test of his brothers when they came to Egypt for grain during the famine. Joseph, now a powerful Egyptian official, had demanded they bring their youngest brother Benjamin. The brothers are recounting to Joseph what they had told him earlier about why bringing Benjamin would be so difficult.

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