Genesis 44:27

27 "Your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife had two sons by me.

Genesis 44:27 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:27

And thy servant my father said unto us
When thus pressed to let Benjamin go with them: ye know that my wife bare me two [sons];
Rachel, by whom he had Joseph and Benjamin, and whom he calls his wife, she being his only lawful wife; Leah was imposed upon him, ( Genesis 29:20-30 ) ; and the other two were concubines, ( Genesis 30:4 Genesis 30:9 ) .

Genesis 44:27 In-Context

25 "Then our father said, 'Go back. Buy a little more food.'

26 "But we said, 'We can't go down. We'll only go if our youngest brother goes there with us. We can't even see the man's face unless our youngest brother goes with us.'

27 "Your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife had two sons by me.

28 One of them went away from me. And I said, "He must have been torn to pieces." I haven't seen him since.

29 What if you take this one from me too and he is harmed? Then you would cause me to die as a sad old man. I would go down into the grave full of pain and suffering.'