فَلَمَّا اسۡتَيۡـَٔسُوۡا مِنۡهُ خَلَصُوۡا نَجِيًّاؕ قَالَ كَبِيۡرُهُمۡ اَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡ٘ا اَنَّ اَبَاكُمۡ قَدۡ اَخَذَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ مَّوۡثِقًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَمِنۡ قَبۡلُ مَا فَرَّطۡتُّمۡ فِيۡ يُوۡسُفَۚ فَلَنۡ اَبۡرَحَ الۡاَرۡضَ حَتّٰي يَاۡذَنَ لِيۡ٘ اَبِيۡ٘ اَوۡ يَحۡكُمَ اللّٰهُ لِيۡۚ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ الۡحٰكِمِيۡنَ

So when they had despaired of him, they secluded themselves in private consultation. The eldest of them said, "Do you not know that your father has taken upon you an oath by Allah and [that] before you failed in [your duty to] Joseph? So I will never leave [this] land until my father permits me or Allah decides for me, and He is the best of judges