Genesis 44:24

24 “When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

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 said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die. ’

23 Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again. ’

24 “When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 And when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food, ’

26 we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us. ’