Genesis 42:22-24

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²² But Reuben replied: “Didn’t I tell you not to harm the boy?^(A) But you wouldn’t listen. Now we must account for his blood!”^[a]

²³ They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them. ²⁴ He turned away from them and wept. Then he turned back and spoke to them. He took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.