וַיְהִי֙ כִּ֣י עָלִ֔ינוּ אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֖ אָבִ֑י וַנַּ֨גֶּד־ל֔וֹ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃
And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
Read midrashic interpretation of Genesis 44:24: and classical rabbinic exegesis.