But they said,"The manquestionedparticularlyabout us and our relatives,saying,Is your fatherstillalive?Haveyou [another] brother?'So we answeredhis questions.Could we possiblyknowthat he would say,'Bringyour brotherdown'?"
"We are allsonsof oneman;we are honestmen,your servantsare not spies."
But they said,"Your servantsare twelvebrothers[in all], the sonsof onemanin the landof Canaan;and behold,the youngestis with our fathertoday,and oneis nolongeralive."
Then he askedthem about their welfare,and said,"Is your oldfatherwell,of whomyou spoke?Is he stillalive?"
Judahspoketo him, however, saying,"The mansolemnlywarnedus, 'You shall not seemy faceunlessyour brotheris with you.'
Then Israelsaid,"Whydid you treatme so badlyby tellingthe manwhether you stillhad [another] brother?"
"My lordaskedhis servants,saying,'Haveyou a fatherora brother?'
