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Genesis 44:20

What does Genesis 44:20 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 44:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And we answered thee, my lord: We have a father an old man, and a young boy, that was born in his old age; whose brother by the mother is dead; and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him tenderly.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, [yet] young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.

Context

v.19My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

v.20This passage

v.21And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 35:18

    And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

  • Genesis 37:19

    And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

  • Genesis 37:3

    Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

  • Genesis 49:8

    Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.

  • Luke 7:12

    Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

  • Genesis 42:13

    And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

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