6. Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me so much trouble by telling the governor you had another brother?”
7. They answered, “He asked a lot of questions about us and our family. He wanted to know if you were still alive and if we had any more brothers. All we could do was answer his questions. How could we know he would tell us to bring along our brother?”
8. Then Judah said to his father, “Let Benjamin go with me, and we will leave straight away, so that none of us will starve to death.
9. I promise to bring him back safely, and if I don't, you can blame me as long as I live.