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Genesis 42:31-33
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Genesis 42:31-33
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31 We told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies. 32 There are twelve of us brothers, all from the same father. But one of our brothers is no longer living, and the youngest is still at home with our father in Canaan.’
33 “Then the governor of that country said to us, ‘Here is a way to prove that you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me. Take your grain back to your families.
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Genesis 42:31-33
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Genesis 42:31-33
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31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.(A) 32 We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’(B)
33 “Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.(C)
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