And the brothers of Yusuf came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but they did not know him. And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, “Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do you not see that I give full measure and that I am the best of hosts? But if you do not bring him to me, no [further] measure will there be for you from me, nor will you approach me.” They said, “We will try to get permission of his father for him, and indeed, we will do [it].” And [Yusuf] said to his servants, “Put their merchandise into their saddlebags so they might recognize it when they have gone back to their people that perhaps they may [again] return.” So when they returned to their father, they said, “O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians.” He said, “Should I entrust you with him except as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.” And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, “O our father, what [more] could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel’s load; that is an easy measurement.” [Yaqub] said, “Never will I send him with you until you give me a promise by Allah that you will bring him [back] to me, unless you should be surrounded [by enemies].” And when they had given their promise, he said, “Allah, over what we say, is entrusted [in charge].”