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Genesis 42

Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt

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Now  aJacobh3290 sawh7200 that thereh3426 was grainh7668 in Egypth4714, and Jacobh3290 saidh559 to his sonsh1121, "Whyh4100 are you staringh7200 at one another?"

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He saidh559, "Beholdh2009,  aI have heardh8085 that thereh3426 is grainh7668 in Egypth4714; goh3381 downh3381 thereh8033 and buyh7666 some for us  1from that placeh8033,  bso that we may liveh2421a and not dieh4191."

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Then tenh6235 brothersh251 of Josephh3130 wenth3381 downh3381 to buyh7666 grainh1250 from Egypth4714.

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But Jacobh3290 did not sendh7971 Joseph'sh3130 brotherh251  aBenjaminh1144 with his brothersh251, for he saidh559, " bI am afraid that harmh611 may befallh7122 him."

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So the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 cameh935 to buyh7666 grainh7666 amongh8432 those who were comingh935,  afor the famineh7458 was in the landh776 of Canaanh3667a also.

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Now  aJosephh3130 was the rulerh7989 overh5921 the landh776; he was the one who soldh7666 to allh3605 the peopleh5971a of the landh776. And Joseph'sh3130 brothersh251 cameh935 and  bbowedh7812 downh7812 to him with their facesh639 to the groundh776.

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When Josephh3130 sawh7200 his brothersh251 he recognizedh5234 them, but he disguisedh5235a himself to them and  aspokeh1696 to them harshlyh7186. And he saidh559 to them, "Whereh370 have you comeh935 from?" And they saidh559, "From the landh776 of Canaanh3667a, to buyh7666 foodh400."

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But Josephh3130 had recognizedh5234 his brothersh251, although  athey did not recognizeh5234 him.

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Josephh3130  arememberedh2142 the dreamsh2472 whichh834 he  1hadh2492b about them, and saidh559 to them, "You are spiesh7270; you have comeh935 to lookh7200 at the  2undefendedh6172 partsh6172 of our landh776."

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Then they saidh559 to him, "Noh3808,  amy lordh113, but your servantsh5650 have comeh935 to buyh7666 foodh400.

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"We are allh3605 sonsh1121 of oneh259 manh376; we are  ahonesth3653a menh3653a, your servantsh5650 are not spiesh7270."

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Yet he saidh559 to them, "Noh3808, but you have comeh935 to lookh7200 at the  1undefendedh6172 partsh6172 of our landh776!"

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But they saidh559, "Your servantsh5650 are twelveh8147h6240 brothersh251 in all, the sonsh1121 of oneh259 manh376 in the landh776 of Canaanh3667a; and beholdh2009, the youngesth6996b is with  aour fatherh1 todayh3117, and  boneh259 is noh369 longerh369 alive."

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Josephh3130 saidh559 to them, "It is as I saidh1696  1to you, you are spiesh7270;

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by thish2088 you will be testedh974:  aby the lifeh2416a of Pharaohh6547, you shall not goh3318 from thish2088 place unlessh3588h518 your youngesth6996b brotherh251 comesh935 hereh2008!

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"Sendh7971 oneh259 of you that he may geth3947 your brotherh251, while you remain confinedh631, that your wordsh1697 may be testedh974, whether there is  atruthh571 in you. But ifh518 not, by the lifeh2416a of Pharaohh6547, surelyh3588 you are spiesh7270."

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So he puth622 them allh622 togetherh622 in  aprisonh4929 for threeh7969 daysh3117.

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Now Josephh3130 saidh559 to them on the thirdh7992 dayh3117, "Doh6213a thish2088 and liveh2421a, for  aI fearh3372a Godh430:

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ifh518 you are honesth3653a menh3653a, let oneh259 of your brothersh251 be confinedh631 in  1your prisonh1004h4929; but as for the rest of you, goh1980, carryh935 grainh7668 for the famineh7459 of your householdsh1004,

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and  abringh935 your youngesth6996b brotherh251 to me, so your wordsh1697 may be verifiedh539, and you will not dieh4191." And they didh6213a soh3651.

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Then they saidh559 to oneh376 anotherh251, " aTrulyh61 we are guiltyh818 concerningh5921 our brotherh251, becauseh834 we sawh7200 the distressh6869a of his soulh5315 when he pleadedh2603a with us, yet we would not listenh8085; thereforeh5921h3651 thish2088 distressh6869a has comeh935 upon us."

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Reubenh7205 answeredh6030a them, sayingh559, " aDid I not tellh559  1you, `Do not sinh2398 against the boyh3206'; and you would not listenh8085?  2 bNowh1571h2009 comesh1875 the reckoningh1875 for his bloodh1818."

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They did not knowh3045, however, that Josephh3130 understoodh8085, for there was an interpreterh3917b betweenh996 them.

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He turnedh5437 awayh5437 from them and  awepth1058. But when he returnedh7725 to them and spokeh1696 to them, he  btookh3947 Simeonh8095 from them and boundh631 him before their eyesh5869.

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 aThen Josephh3130 gaveh6680 ordersh6680 to fillh4390 their bagsh3627 with grainh1250 and to restoreh7725 everyh376 man'sh376 moneyh3701 in his sackh8242, and to giveh5414 them provisionsh6720 for the journeyh1870. And thush3651 it was doneh6213a for them.

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So they loadedh5375 their donkeysh2543 with their grainh7668 and departedh1980 from thereh8033.

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As oneh259 of them openedh6605a his sackh8242 to giveh5414 his donkeyh2543 fodderh4554 at the lodgingh4411 placeh4411, he sawh7200 his  amoneyh3701; and beholdh2009, it was in the mouthh6310 of his sackh572.

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Then he saidh559 to his brothersh251, "My moneyh3701 has been returnedh7725, and beholdh2009, it is evenh1571 in my sackh572." And their heartsh3820  1sankh3318, and they turned  2tremblingh2729 to oneh376 anotherh251, sayingh559, " aWhath4100 is thish2088 that Godh430 has doneh6213a to us?"

Simeon Is Held Hostage

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When they cameh935 to their fatherh1 Jacobh3290 in the landh776 of Canaanh3667a, they toldh5046 him allh3605 that had happenedh7136a to them, sayingh559,

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"The manh376, the lordh113 of the landh776,  aspokeh1696 harshlyh7186 with us, and tookh5414 us for spiesh7270 of the countryh776.

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"But we saidh559 to him, `We are  ahonesth3653a menh3653a; we are not spiesh7270.

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`We are twelveh8147h6240 brothersh251, sonsh1121 of our fatherh1; oneh259 is noh369 longerh369 alive, and the youngesth6996b is with our fatherh1 todayh3117 in the landh776 of Canaanh3667a.'

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"The manh376, the lordh113 of the landh776, saidh559 to us, ` aBy thish2088 I will knowh3045 that you are honesth3653a menh3653a: leaveh5117 oneh259 of your brothersh251 with me and takeh3947 grain for the famineh7459 of your householdsh1004, and goh1980.

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`But bringh935 your youngesth6996b brotherh251 to me that I may knowh3045 that you are not spiesh7270, but  1honesth3653a menh3653a. I will giveh5414 your brotherh251 to you, and you may  atradeh5503 in the landh776.' "

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Now it cameh1961 about as they were emptyingh7385a their sacksh8242, that beholdh2009,  aeveryh376 man'sh376 bundleh6872a of moneyh3701 was in his sackh8242; and when they and their fatherh1 sawh7200 their bundlesh6872a of moneyh3701, they were dismayedh3372a.

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Their fatherh1 Jacobh3290 saidh559 to them, "You have  abereavedh7921 me of my childrenh7921: Josephh3130 is noh369 moreh369, and Simeonh8095 is noh369 moreh369, and you would takeh3947 Benjaminh1144; allh3605 these things are againsth5921 me."

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Then Reubenh7205 spokeh559 to his fatherh1, sayingh559, "You may puth4191 my twoh8147 sonsh1121 to deathh4191 ifh518 I do not bringh935 him back to you; puth5414 him in my  1careh3027, and I will returnh7725 him to you."

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But  1Jacob saidh559, "My sonh1121 shall not goh3381 downh3381 with you; for his  abrotherh251 is deadh4191, and he aloneh905 is lefth7604.  bIf harmh611 should befallh7122 him on the journeyh1870  2you are takingh1980, then you will  cbringh3381 my grayh7872 hairh7872 downh3381 to Sheolh7585 in sorrowh3015."



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