1. The famine in Canaan got worse,
2. and when the family of Jacob had eaten all the corn which had been brought from Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Go back and buy a little food for us.”
3. Judah said to him, “The man sternly warned us that we would not be admitted to his presence unless we had our brother with us.
4. If you are willing to send our brother with us, we will go and buy food for you.
5. If you are not willing, we will not go, because the man told us we would not be admitted to his presence unless our brother was with us.”
6. Jacob said, “Why did you cause me so much trouble by telling the man that you had another brother?”