They said, “My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.

and said, “‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ decrees the Lord, ‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.

This is what she said to him: “That Hebrew slave you brought to us tried to humiliate me,

My integrity will testify for me later on. When you come to verify that I’ve taken only the wages we agreed on, if I have in my possession any goat that is not speckled or spotted or any sheep that is not dark-colored, it will be considered stolen.”

Then Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. Please do not get angry with your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.