Genesis 44:22

We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father ¹  will die.’ ² 

And we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’

"But we said to my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’

But we said to you, ‘My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.’

We told you, master, that it was impossible: 'The boy can't leave his father; if he leaves, his father will die.'

And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.

We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’

"And we said to my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’

We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father ¹  will die.’ ² 

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the boy’s father, i.e., Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn The last two verbs are perfect tenses with vav consecutive. The first is subordinated to the second as a conditional clause.