Genesis 42:31-33

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³¹ But we told him: We are honest and not spies. ³² We were 12 brothers, sons of the same^[a] father. One is no longer living, and the youngest is now^[b] with our father in the land of Canaan. ³³ The man who is the lord of the country said to us, ‘This is how I will know if you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.