5. But if you refuse to send Benjamin, we will not go. The man warned us to not come back without him.”
6. Israel said, “Why did you tell him you had another brother? Why did you do such a bad thing to me?”
7. The brothers answered, “He asked lots of questions. He wanted to know all about us and about our family. He asked us, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother at home?’ We only answered his questions. We didn’t know he would ask us to bring our brother to him!”
8. Then Judah said to his father Israel, “Let Benjamin go with me. I will take care of him. We have to go to Egypt to get food. If we don’t go, we will all die—including our children.
9. I will make sure he is safe. I will be responsible for him. If I don’t bring him back to you, you can blame me forever.