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Genesis chapter 43 verses 8 and 9.

And Judah said to Israel, his Father,

sin the boy with me, and we will arise and go that we may live and not die,

both we and you and also our little ones.

I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him.

If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you,

then let me bear the blame forever.

And the reason I read verses 8 and 9,

and Genesis chapter 43 about Judah,

speaking to his Father Israel or Jacob, saying,

sin the boy with me and the boy that is being referenced here is Benjamin.

So to summarize, Joseph had encountered his brother,

so did not have Benjamin with them,

when they originally came to get grain from him in Egypt.

And Joseph said, go back home and when you come back,

bring your other brother. And he was referring to Benjamin.

And so when they went back, Jacob said, no, I don't want to send

Benjamin. And even now in Genesis chapter 43, he's resistant to sending

Benjamin. But Judah steps up and says, we don't have a choice.

We must go with him. We told this master who they didn't know was Joseph

that we would bring Benjamin with us. And so Judah is the one who steps in

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