Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:22
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
22. And we said, &c.] The substance of this verse expresses more than Gen 42:20 (E). The expostulation here mentioned is not there recorded.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And we said unto my lord, the lad cannot leave his father,…. That is, his father will not be willing to part with him:
for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die; with grief and trouble, fearing some evil was befallen him, and he should see him no more.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Gen 44:22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
Ver. 22. See Trapp on “ Gen 44:19 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
his father would die: Gen 44:30, Gen 42:38