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Genesis 44:20

American Standard Version

And we said unto 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 loveth him.

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Genesis 44:20 in other translations

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.’

Genesis 44:20 · World English Bible

Genesis 44:20 in context

  1. 18Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh, my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.
  2. 19My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
  3. 20And we said unto 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 loveth him.
  4. 21And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
  5. 22And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.