Genesis 43:2-7 ▼

2 When they had used up the grain they had brought back from Egypt, their father said to them, “ Go back and buy us some food.”

3 But Judah said to him, “ The man specifically warned us: ‘ You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’

4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

5 But if you will not send him, we will not go, for the man said to us, ‘ You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’ ”

6 “ Why did you cause 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’? ”