And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
And Judah said to his father Israel, 'Send the young man with me, and we will get up and go, so that we may live and not die—both we and you and also our children.'
Judah is pleading with his father Jacob to let Benjamin go with them to Egypt, explaining that without this trip, their whole family will starve to death.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the severe famine affecting Canaan and surrounding regions. Jacob's family had already made one trip to Egypt to buy grain, but the Egyptian official (who was actually their brother Joseph in disguise) demanded they bring their youngest brother Benjamin on their next visit. Jacob was reluctant to let Benjamin go because he had already lost Joseph and feared losing his other beloved son from Rachel.
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