Israel said: see 35.21. Jacob’s question is “Why did you [plural] do evil to me by telling the man you had another brother?” By this question Jacob is thinking of the grief the brothers have caused him by mentioning Benjamin to the ruler. The question is not rhetorical but real, and the brothers give their reply in Gen 43.7. For the man see verse 3.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .