Genesis 44:20-23 ▼

20 We answered, 'We have a father who is old and a younger brother born to him when he was already old. The boy's brother is dead, so he's the only one of his mother's sons left, and his father loves him.'

21 |Then you said to us, 'Bring him here to me so that I can see him myself.'

22 We replied, 'The boy can't leave his father. If the boy leaves him, his father will die.'

23 Then you told us, 'If your youngest brother doesn't come here with you, you will never be allowed to see me again.'