23 But you said to us, ‘You must bring your youngest brother. If you don’t, you will not be allowed to see me again.’
24 So we went back to our father and told him what you had said.
25 “Later, our father said, ‘Go again. Buy us a little more food.’
26 We said to our father, ‘We cannot go without our youngest brother. Without our youngest brother, we will not be allowed to see the governor.’
27 Then my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife Rachel gave me two sons.
28 One son left me. I thought, “Surely he has been torn apart by a wild animal.” And I haven’t seen him since.
29 Now you want to take this son away from me also. But something terrible might happen to him. Then I would be sad until the day I die.’