17. And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, go in peace to your father.
18. Then Judah came near to him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thy anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.
19. My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
20. And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
21. And thou saidst to thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.
22. And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
23. And thou saidst to thy servants, Except your youngest brother shall come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
24. And it came to pass, when we came to thy servant, my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25. And our father said, Go again; buy us a little food.
26. And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother shall be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother shall be with us.
27. And thy servant my father, said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two sons:
28. And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since:
29. And if ye take this also from me, and mischief shall befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
30. Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; (seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life)