Genesis 44:25

Plain English Version

Then, some time later, our father said to us, ‘Go back to Egypt, and buy a bit more food for us mob.’

Cross References

Genesis 43:2

Jacob’s family finished eating all that food that they got in Egypt country, and they didn’t have any more food. So Jacob said to his sons, “Go back to Egypt country, and buy a bit more food for us.”

Genesis 43:5

But if you will not let Benjamin go with us, then we will not go to Egypt country, because that man said to us, ‘You can only come back here if you bring your youngest brother with you.’ ”

Genesis 44:24

Judah kept on talking to Joseph. He said, “Sir, we went back home to our father, and we told him those things that you said.

Genesis 44:26

But we said to him, ‘That man that is in charge of Egypt, he said to us, “You mob can only come back here if you bring your youngest brother with you.” ’ So we said to our father, ‘If you will let our youngest brother go with us to Egypt, then we will go. But if you don’t let him go with us, then we can’t go.’