A Midrash read Judah's questions in , "What shall we speak or how shall we clear ourselves?" to hint to a series of sins. Judah asked, "What shall we say to my lord," with respect to the money that they retained after the first sale, the money that they retained after the second sale, the cup found in Benjamin's belongings, the treatment of Dinah in , the treatment of Bilhah in , the treatment of Tamar in , the sale of Joseph, allowing Simeon to remain in custody, and the peril to Benjamin.