Genesis 43:3

“And Judah spake unto him, etc.] Reuben the eldest son had met with a repulse already, (<014236>Genesis 42:36); Simeon the next was now in Egypt, (<014224>Genesis 42:24), and Levi, perhaps on account of the affair of Shechem, (<013425>Genesis 34:25-31), did not yet stand well in his father’s favour and affection; wherefore Judah being next, with the consent of his brethren, undertakes to manage the affair with him, who had doubtless an interest in him, as well as authority among his brethren, and was a prudent man, and could speak well: saying, the man did solemnly protest unto us; meaning Joseph, though he then knew not that it was he; whom he calls “the man”, not by way of contempt, or as…”

“- Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ debash, “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים bôṭen, “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד shâqêd, “almond tree;” related: “awake.” The tree is also called לוּז lûz. Some refer the former to the fruit, the latter to the tree. The eleven brothers are now to bow down before Joseph. Genesis 43:1-10 The famine was severe. The pressure began to be felt more and more. The twelve households had at length consumed all the corn they had purchased, and the famine still pressed heavily upon them. Jacob directs them to return. “And Judah said.” Reuben had offended, and could not come forward. Simon and Levi had also grieved their father by the…”