Genesis 44:24

24 And it happened [that] we went up to your servant, my father, and 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 Then we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father; if he should leave his father, then he would die.'

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

24 And it happened [that] we went up to your servant, my father, and told him the words of my lord.

25 And when our father said, 'Buy a little food for us,'

26 then we said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother [is] with us, then we shall go down. For we will not be able to see the face of the man unless our youngest brother [is] with us.'