Genesis 44:19

My lord asked his servants. First of all, Judah related how Benjamin happened to become involved in the trouble. Joseph had inquired into their family affairs, and they had truthfully informed him concerning their youngest brother, who was still at home. Joseph had insisted that they should not venture to return to Egypt without their brother, by way of proving his existence and thus the accuracy of their statements. Although some phases of this report relate more than the shorter account of the conversation in ch. 42, Judah must have reported the original conversation accurately, in order to avoid making any untrue or exaggerated statements.