Judah approached Joseph and said, "Please, my lord, let your servant speak something in my lord's ears…Most view this verse as Judah's attempt to engage Joseph in quiet diplomacy. Rav Hirsch sees it differently. He claims that the expression, my lord's ears, encouraged Joseph to consider the matter with his head, and not just his heart. Indeed, surrounded by the other brothers it is transparency and Judah's matter-of-fact retelling of the story that forces Joseph to crack:And Joseph was not able to restrain himself in front of everyone who was standing by him…