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

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

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

22 And we said to you, ‘That young boy cannot leave his father, because if he leaves him, his father would die.’

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 to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, his father would die.

22 We replied, ‘The boy can’t leave his father. If the boy leaves him, his father will die.’

22 But we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

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

22 Then we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he should leave his father, then he would die.’

22 “We said to you, ‘The boy can’t leave his father. If he does, his father will die.’

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