“And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”
But Jacob said: my son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow. Jacob's refusal — the only one left, harm to my gray head — is the refusal of the protective love that has already distorted the family. The application: the love that refuses to let go — holding Benjamin while Simeon sits in prison — is the love that is still choosing one son over others. The family is stuck.
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