²⁸ One of them went away from me. And I said, “He must have been torn to pieces.” I haven’t seen him since. ²⁹ What if you take this one from me too and he is harmed? Then you would cause me to die as a sad old man. I would go down into the grave full of pain and suffering.’

³⁰ “So now, what will happen if the boy isn’t with us when I go back to my father? His life depends on the boy’s life.