²⁴ And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.

²⁹ So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

³⁰ The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

³¹ And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;

³² We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.

³³ And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

³⁴ And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.