11. We’re all sons of one man. We’re honest men, not spies.”
12. He said to them, “No! You’ve come to find out where our country is unprotected.”
13. They answered him, “We were 12 brothers, sons of one man in Canaan. The youngest brother stayed with our father, and the other one is no longer with us.”
14. “It’s just as I told you,” Joseph said to them. “You’re spies!
15. This is how you’ll be tested: I solemnly swear, as surely as Pharaoh lives, that you won’t leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16. One of you must be sent to get your brother while the rest of you stay in prison. We’ll see if you’re telling the truth. If not, I solemnly swear, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
17. Then he put them in jail for three days.