Genesis 43:16-18

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶ When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his steward,^[a] “Take the men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they will eat with me at noon.” ¹⁷ The man did as Joseph had said and brought them to Joseph’s house.

¹⁸ But the men were afraid because they were taken to Joseph’s house. They said, “We have been brought here because of the money that was returned in our bags the first time. They intend to overpower us, seize us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys.”