Genesis 43:7
They answered: The man kept asking about our family and us. He asked, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How could we possibly know he would say, 'Bring your brother here'?
Genesis 43:3
Judah said to him: The man gave us strict warning! He said: 'You will not be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.'
Genesis 42:13
They said: Sir, we were twelve brothers in all, sons of the same man in the land of Canaan. One brother is dead, and the youngest is now with our father.
Genesis 43:27
Joseph asked how they were. He said: What about your elderly father? Is he still alive?