Genesis 42:31 BBE

²⁹  So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

³⁰  The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

³¹  And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;

³²  We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.

³³  And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;