11. Their father Israel said to them, "If it has to be, then do this. Take in your bags some of the land’s choice produce, and bring it down to the man as a gift: a little medicinal resin, a little honey, gum, resin, pistachios, and almonds.
12. Take twice as much silver with you, and take back the silver returned in the top of your sacks. It might have been a mistake.
13. And take your brother, get ready, and go back to the man.
14. May God Almighty make the man compassionate toward you so that he may send back our other brother and Benjamin with you. But me, if I’m left childless, then I’m left childless."
15. So the men took this gift. They took twice as much silver with them, together with Benjamin. They left, traveled down to Egypt, and received an audience with Joseph.
16. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, "Bring the men to the house and slaughter an animal and prepare it because the men will have dinner with me at noon."
17. The man did as Joseph told him and brought the men to Joseph’s house.
18. When they were brought to Joseph’s house, the men were frightened and said, "We’ve been brought here because of the silver put back in our sacks on our first trip so he can overpower us, capture us, make slaves of us, and take our donkeys."