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English: Webster's Bible |
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Genesis 42 [Context] [Commentary] [Map] 
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Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them. |
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And they loaded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. |
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And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money: for behold, it was in his sack's mouth. |
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And he said to his brethren, My money is restored; and see it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done to us? |
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And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell them, saying, |
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The man who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. |
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And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies: |
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We are twelve brethren, sons of our father: one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. |
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And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and depart: |
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And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: then will I deliver to you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land. |
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And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. |
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And Jacob their father said to them, Me have ye bereaved: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. |
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And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. |
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And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief shall befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. |
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