Genesis 43:7

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Cross-reference

In Genesis 42:13, the brothers first told Joseph about their family; here they recount that same information to Jacob.

In Genesis 44:19, Judah later recounts Joseph's questioning to Joseph, mirroring the brothers' explanation to Jacob about the same interrogation.

In Genesis 44:20, Judah quotes the brothers' answer about their father and brother, directly echoing the information they gave Jacob.