Genesis 44:24

24 "This is what happened when we went back to your servant my father: We reported your words to him.

Genesis 44:24 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:24

And it came to pass, when we came unto thy servant my father,
&c.] In the land of Canaan: we told him the words of my lord;
what he had said to them, particularly respecting Benjamin.

Genesis 44:24 In-Context

22 But we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.'

23 Then you said to your servants, 'If your younger brother does not come down with you, you will not see me again.'

24 "This is what happened when we went back to your servant my father: We reported your words to him.

25 But our father said, 'Go again, and buy us some food.'

26 We told him, 'We cannot go down unless our younger brother goes with us. But if our younger brother isn't with us, we cannot see the man.'