And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
And Israel said, 'Why did you treat me so badly by telling the man that you had another brother?'
Israel (Jacob) is upset with his sons for mentioning Benjamin to the Egyptian official, feeling they brought unnecessary trouble on the family.
📚 Historical Context
In the midst of a severe famine in the ancient Near East, Jacob and his family were struggling to survive, leading his sons to travel to Egypt for food. There, they unknowingly met Joseph, their brother whom they had sold into slavery years earlier, and during their interaction, they mentioned their youngest brother, Benjamin, as Joseph inquired about their family. Jacob, now called Israel, is rebuking his sons for revealing this information, fearing it might endanger Benjamin's life and add to his own grief.
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