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Ramban on Genesis 44:34/רמב"ן על בראשית מ״ד:ל״ד
אוְאָמַר כִּי אֵיךְ אֶעֱלֶה אֶל אָבִי לְהוֹדִיעוֹ כִּי יִבְחַר לִהְיוֹת עֶבֶד עוֹלָם מֵעֲלוֹתוֹ אֶל אָבִיו בִּלְתִּי הַנַּעַר, שֶׁלֹּא יוּכַל לִרְאוֹת בְּרָעָתוֹ כִּי יִבְכֶּה תָּמִיד וְיִתְאוֹנֵן עָלָיו כָּל הַיּוֹם. וְהִזְכִּיר זֶה שֶׁלֹּא יַחְשֹׁד אוֹתוֹ שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה מִרְמָה בַּעֲבוּר שֶׁהוּא יֵדַע לִבְרֹחַ יוֹתֵר מִן הַנַּעַר:
1He said, For how shall I go up to my father,32 in order to let him [Joseph] know that he [Judah] would choose to be a permanent servant rather than go up to his father without the lad for he could not bear to see his sorrow, as he would constantly weep and mourn for him all day. Judah mentioned this so that he should not suspect him of planning some deceit since he would know how to escape better than the lad.