Genesis 43:8-14

English Standard Version

⁸ And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may ^(A)live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. ⁹ I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. ^(B)If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. ¹⁰ If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.”

¹¹ Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little ^(C)balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. ¹² Take double the money with you. Carry back with you the money ^(D)that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. ¹³ Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man. ¹⁴ May ^(E)God Almighty^{[a] (F)}grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, ^(G)if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”