12 He said to them, "No. You’ve come to look for the country’s weaknesses."
13 They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, but one is gone."
14 Joseph said to them, "It’s just as I’ve said to you. You are spies!
15 But here is how to prove yourselves: As Pharaoh lives, you won’t leave here until your youngest brother arrives.
16 Send one of you to get your brother, but the rest of you will stay in prison. We will find out if your words are true. If not, as Pharaoh lives, you are certainly spies."
17 He put them all in prison for three days.
18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I’m a God-fearing man.