8 Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the young man with me. Let’s get ready to leave so that we can stay alive and not die—we, you, and our children.
9 I will guarantee his safety; you can hold me responsible. If I don’t bring him back to you and place him here in front of you, it will be my fault forever.
10 If we hadn’t waited so long, we would’ve returned twice by now."
11 Their father Israel said to them, "If it has to be, then do this. Take in your bags some of the land’s choice produce, and bring it down to the man as a gift: a little medicinal resin, a little honey, gum, resin, pistachios, and almonds.
12 Take twice as much silver with you, and take back the silver returned in the top of your sacks. It might have been a mistake.
13 And take your brother, get ready, and go back to the man.
14 May God Almighty make the man compassionate toward you so that he may send back our other brother and Benjamin with you. But me, if I’m left childless, then I’m left childless."