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Gen 43:7 — And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

asked us straitly		Heb. asking asked us. Gen 43:3; *marg:
tenor		Heb. mouth.
could we certainly know		knowing could we know. Gen 43:3; *marg:

Correlating Passages

asked us straitly

Gen 43:3

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother [be] with you.

could we certainly know

Gen 43:3

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother [be] with you.

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