Genesis 43:7

They replied, "The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"

Genesis 43:3

But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'

Genesis 42:13

They replied, "Your servants are from a family of twelve brothers. We are the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father at this time, and one is no longer alive."

Genesis 43:27

He asked them how they were doing. Then he said, "Is your aging father well, the one you spoke about? Is he still alive?"

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And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

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Genesis 44:19
My lord asked his servants, 'Do you have a father or a brother?'

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