⁷ But they said, “The man specifically asked about us and our relatives, saying, ‘^(A)Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ So we ^[a]answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

³ And Joseph said to his brothers, “^(A)I am Joseph! ^(B)Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for ^(C)they were terrified in his presence.