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28 “Yes,” they replied. “He is alive and well.” Then again they bowed before him.

29 Looking at his brother Benjamin,[a] he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about? How are you, my son? God be gracious to you.” 30 Then Joseph made a hasty exit, for he was overcome with love for his brother and had to go out and cry. Going into his bedroom, he wept there.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 43:29 his brother Benjamin, literally, “his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son.”

28 They replied, “Your servant our father(A) is still alive and well.” And they bowed down,(B) prostrating themselves before him.(C)

29 As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son,(D) he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?”(E) And he said, “God be gracious to you,(F) my son.” 30 Deeply moved(G) at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept(H) there.

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