The grain runs out. Jacob won't send Benjamin until Judah steps forward: "I will be a pledge of his safety. If I do not bring him back, let me bear the blame forever." This is the same Judah who once sold Joseph for profit—now offering himself as surety for a brother. Something has changed. Jacob relents with resignation: "If I am bereaved, I am bereaved." The brothers return to Egypt. Joseph sees Benjamin—his mother's son, a child when Joseph was sold, now a man—and slips away to weep in private. At the meal, the brothers are seated in exact birth order. They look at one another amazed. How does this Egyptian know? Benjamin's portion is five times larger. Will jealousy rise? They eat, drink, are merry. No resentment. But the test isn't over.

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