12 And he said to them, 'No, you have come to look out for the nakedness of this land.'

13 And they said, We are thy servants twelve brethren; we are the sons of a man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is now with our father, and one is gone.

14 And Joseph said unto them, 'This is what I have spoken unto you, saying, 'Ye are spies;

15 This is how you will be tried: By Pharaoh's life, you will not come out of here, unless your younger brother comes hither.

16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and you shall be detained. and it will be revealed whether it is true among you; and if not, I swear by Pharaoh's life that you are spies.

17 And he put them in custody for three days.

18 And Joseph said unto them on the third day, 'This is what ye shall do, and ye shall live, for I fear God,

19 If you are honest men, let one brother of you be kept in the house where you are imprisoned. but you go and bring bread, for the sake of the hunger of your families;

20 Bring your younger brother to me, that your words may be justified, and that you may not die. And so they did.

21 And they said to one another, 'As if we were being punished for the sin against our brother; we saw the suffering of his soul, when he begged us, but did not listen to [him]; For this reason this grief has befallen us.

22 And Reuben answered them, and said, 'Did I not say unto you, Sin not against the lad? but you did not listen; behold, his blood is being demanded.

23 And they did not know that Joseph understood; for there was an interpreter among them.

24 And [Joseph] departed from them, and wept. And he returned to them, and spoke with them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

25 And Joseph commanded that their sacks should be filled with bread, and their money should be returned to each one in his bag, and that they should be given provisions for the journey. And so it was done with them.