Genesis 43:6-8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁶ ‘Why have you caused me so much trouble? ’ Israel asked. ‘Why did you tell the man that you had another brother? ’

⁷ They answered, ‘The man kept asking about us and our family: “Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? ” And we answered him accordingly. How could we know that he would say, “Bring your brother here”? ’

⁸ Then Judah said to his father Israel, ‘Send the boy with me. We will be on our way so that we may live and not die – neither we, nor you, nor our dependents.