Genesis 44:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 44:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 44:22 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 44:22 — KJV
“And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.”
— Genesis 44:22 (KJV)
Genesis 44:22 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 44:22
“Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. we...: Heb. thy name is called upon us”
Shares key themes with Genesis 44:22: lord, cannot, leave
“Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 44:22: lord, lad, leave
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 44:22: lord, would, die
“And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 44:22: lord, leave, should
“And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 44:22: lord, father, die
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