17. And he put them all together into prison for three days.
18. And Joseph said unto them the third day, Do this and live, for I fear God.
19. If ye are men of the truth, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison; go ye, carry food for the famine of your houses
20. but bring your youngest brother unto me, so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21. And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22. Then Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak unto you, saying, Do not sin against the young man, and ye would not hear? Therefore, behold, his blood is also required.
23. And they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.