He said to them, “No! You’ve come to find out where our country is unprotected.”
We’re all sons of one man. We’re honest men, not spies.”
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.”
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.
Certainly you must know that Ner’s son Abner came to deceive you, to find out about your movements and learn everything you’re doing!”