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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Gill's Exposition
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…
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Cambridge Bible
And we said, &c. The substance of this verse expresses more than Gen 42:20 (E). The expostulation here mentioned is not there recorded.