Genesis 42
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Genesis 42:29-34

29And they cameH935 unto JacobH3290 their fatherH1 unto the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and toldH5046 him all that befellH7136 unto them; sayingH559, 30The manH376, who is the lordH113 of the landH776, spakeH1696 roughlyH7186 to us, and tookH5414 us for spiesH7270 of the countryH776.1 31And we saidH559 unto him, We are trueH3651 men; we are no spiesH7270: 32We be twelveH8147H6240 brethrenH251, sonsH1121 of our fatherH1; oneH259 is not, and the youngestH6996 is this dayH3117 with our fatherH1 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 33And the manH376, the lordH113 of the countryH776, saidH559 unto us, Hereby shall I knowH3045 that ye are trueH3651 men; leaveH3240 oneH259 of your brethrenH251 here with me, and takeH3947 food for the famineH7459 of your householdsH1004, and be goneH3212: 34And bringH935 your youngestH6996 brotherH251 unto me: then shall I knowH3045 that ye are no spiesH7270, but that ye are trueH3651 men: so will I deliverH5414 you your brotherH251, and ye shall traffickH5503 in the landH776.

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  1. 1. Genesis 42:30 roughly…: Heb. with us hard things. ↩

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