Genesis 43:8
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.
Cross-reference
In Genesis 42:2, Jacob said 'that we may live and not die'; Judah repeats the exact phrase here, showing the same urgent motivation.
In Genesis 42:38, Jacob refused to let Benjamin go; here Judah argues to send him, creating a direct contrast between refusal and persuasion.
In Genesis 50:21, Joseph promises to provide for the 'little ones' — fulfilling the survival concern Judah expressed.
Genesis 44:20 recounts the very situation Judah described in 43:8—the aged father and younger brother—when pleading with Joseph.
Genesis 44:32 refers back to the pledge Judah made (in 43:9) after his request, showing the fulfillment of his responsibility.
In Genesis 44:16, Judah faces the crisis that resulted from his earlier plea to bring Benjamin—he now acknowledges their guilt before Joseph.
In Genesis 44:26, the brothers later explain they cannot go without Benjamin, reinforcing the same condition Judah proposes here.