“So it was, when we went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB When we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
- KJV And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
- BSB Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
- NASB So it came about when we went up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
- NLT “So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said.
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Quick answer
Judah relates that they reported Joseph's words to their father upon returning home. The account moves from Egypt back to the family table.
Overview
Judah continues his careful retelling, describing how they conveyed Joseph's demands to Jacob. This bridges to Jacob's anguished response and the family's dilemma over food and Benjamin. The narration keeps Jacob's grief at the center of the plea.
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- Gen 42:29–34They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,
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