# General Information: Judah continues to speak before Joseph # We said to my master, 'We have a father ... his father loves him.' This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "And we said to my master that we have a father ... his father loves him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations]]) # his father loves him This refers to love for a friend or family member.