Genesis 43:9 meaning and explanation

I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

Genesis 43:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Judah is speaking to his father Jacob, called Israel here, in the middle of a severe famine. Jacob has resisted sending Benjamin to Egypt, fearing he will lose another son of Rachel.

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