Gen 44:20 | NET2full | STEP | We said to my lord , ‘We have an aged father , and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old . The boy’s brother is dead . He is the only one of his mother’s sons left , and his father loves him.’

‏ Genesis 44:20

20 We said to my lord, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and a small boy of old age,” meaning that he was born when his father was elderly.} The boy’s ^{▼▼tn Heb “his”; the referent (the boy just mentioned) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, ^{▼▼tn Heb “he, only he, to his mother is left.”} and his father loves him.’