Genesis 44:24

24 We went up to your servant my father and told him what my lord had said;

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 We answered my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father; if he were to leave his father, his father would die.'

23 You said to your servants, 'You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.'

24 We went up to your servant my father and told him what my lord had said;

25 but when our father said, 'Go again, and buy us some food,'

26 we answered, 'We can't go down. Only if our youngest brother is with us will we go down, because we can't see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'