²⁰ And we answered thee, my lord: We have a father an old man, and a young boy, that was born in his old age; whose brother by the mother is dead: and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him tenderly.

²¹ And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him.

²² We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.