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Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt

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Gen 42:1 - Now when^H7200^➔ Jacob^H3290 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 there was^H3426 corn^H7668 in Egypt,^H4714 Jacob^H3290 said^H559 unto his sons,^H1121 Why^H4100 do ye look one upon another?^H7200

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Gen 42:2 - And he said,^H559 Behold,^H2009 I have heard^H8085 that^H3588 there is^H3426 corn^H7668 in Egypt:^H4714 get you down^H3381 thither,^H8033 and buy^H7666 for us from thence;^H8033 that we may live,^H2421 and not^H3808 die.^H4191

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Gen 42:3 - And^H3381^➔ Joseph's^H3130 ten^H6235 brethren^H251 went down^➔^H3381 to buy^H7666 corn^H1250 in Egypt.^H4714

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Gen 42:4 - But^H853 Benjamin,^H1144 Joseph's^H3130 brother,^H251 Jacob^H3290 sent^H7971 not^H3808 with^H854 his brethren;^H251 for^H3588 he said,^H559 Lest peradventure^H6435 mischief^H611 befall him.^H7122

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Gen 42:5 - And^H935^➔ the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 came^➔^H935 to buy^H7666 corn among^H8432 those that came:^H935 for^H3588 the famine^H7458 was^H1961 in the land^H776 of Canaan.^H3667

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Gen 42:6 - And Joseph^H3130 was the governor^H7989 over^H5921 the land,^H776 and he^H1931 it was that sold^H7666 to all^H3605 the people^H5971 of the land:^H776 and^H935^➔ Joseph's^H3130 brethren^H251 came,^➔^H935 and bowed down themselves^H7812 before him with their faces^H639 to the earth.^H776

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Gen 42:7 - And^H7200^➔ Joseph^H3130 saw^➔^H7200 his brethren,^H251 and he knew them,^H5234 but made himself strange^H5234 unto them,^H413 and spake^H1696 roughly^H7186 unto them;^H854 and he said^H559 unto them,^H413 Whence^H370 come ye?^H935 And they said,^H559 From the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667 to buy^H7666 food.^H400

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Gen 42:8 - And^H5234^➔ Joseph^H3130 knew^➔^H5234 his brethren,^H251 but they^H1992 knew^H5234^➔ not^H3808 him.^➔^H5234

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Gen 42:9 - And^H2142^➔ Joseph^H3130 remembered^➔^H2142 the dreams^H2472 which^H834 he dreamed^H2492 of them, and said^H559 unto them,^H413 Ye^H859 are spies;^H7270 to see^H7200 the nakedness^H6172 of the land^H776 ye are come.^H935

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Gen 42:10 - And they said^H559 unto him,^H413 Nay,^H3808 my lord,^H113 but^H5650^➔ to buy^H7666 food^H400 are^H935^➔ thy servants^➔^H5650 come.^➔^H935

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Gen 42:11 - We^H3605^➔ are all^➔^H3605 one^H259 man's^H376 sons;^H1121 we^H5168 are true^H3651 men, thy servants^H5650 are^H1961 no^H3808 spies.^H7270

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Gen 42:12 - And he said^H559 unto them,^H413 Nay,^H3808 but^H3588 to see^H7200 the nakedness^H6172 of the land^H776 ye are come.^H935

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Gen 42:13 - And they said,^H559 Thy servants^H5650 are twelve^H8147^H6240 brethren,^H251 the sons^H1121 of^H376^➔ one^H259 man^➔^H376 in the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 and, behold,^H2009 the youngest^H6996 is this day^H3117 with^H854 our father,^H1 and one^H259 is not.^H369

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Gen 42:14 - And^H559^➔ Joseph^H3130 said^➔^H559 unto them,^H413 That^H1931 is it that^H834 I spake^H1696 unto you,^H413 saying,^H559 Ye^H859 are spies:^H7270

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Gen 42:15 - Hereby^H2063 ye shall be proved:^H974 By the life^H2416 of Pharaoh^H6547 ye shall^H3318^➔ not^H518 go forth^➔^H3318 hence,^H2088 except^H3588^H518 your^H251^➔ youngest^H6996 brother^➔^H251 come^H935 hither.^H2008

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Gen 42:16 - Send^H7971 one^H259 of you,^H4480 and let him fetch^H3947 your brother,^H251 and ye^H859 shall be kept in prison,^H631 that^H974^➔ your words^H1697 may be proved,^➔^H974 whether^H571^➔ there be any truth^➔^H571 in you:^H854 or else^H518^H3808 by the life^H2416 of Pharaoh^H6547 surely^H3588 ye^H859 are spies.^H7270

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Gen 42:17 - And he put^H622^➔ them^H853 all together^➔^H622 into^H413 ward^H4929 three^H7969 days.^H3117

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Gen 42:18 - And^H559^➔ Joseph^H3130 said^➔^H559 unto them^H413 the third^H7992 day,^H3117 This^H2063 do,^H6213 and live;^H2421 for I^H589 fear^H3372 God:^H430

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Gen 42:19 - If^H518 ye^H859 be true^H3651 men, let^H631^➔ one^H259 of your brethren^H251 be bound^➔^H631 in the house^H1004 of your prison:^H4929 go^H3212 ye,^H859 carry^H935 corn^H7668 for the famine^H7459 of your houses:^H1004

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Gen 42:20 - But^H853 bring^H935 your^H251^➔ youngest^H6996 brother^➔^H251 unto me;^H413 so shall^H539^➔ your words^H1697 be verified,^➔^H539 and^H3808^➔ ye shall^H4191^➔ not^➔^H3808 die.^➔^H4191 And they did^H6213 so.^H3651

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Gen 42:21 - And they said^H559 one^H376 to^H413 another,^H251 We^H587 are verily^H61 guilty^H818 concerning^H5921 our brother,^H251 in that^H834 we saw^H7200 the anguish^H6869 of his soul,^H5315 when he besought^H2603 us,^H413 and^H3808^➔ we would^H8085^➔ not^➔^H3808 hear;^➔^H8085 therefore^H5921^H3651 is^H935^➔ this^H2063 distress^H6869 come^➔^H935 upon us.^H413

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Gen 42:22 - And^H6030^➔ Reuben^H7205 answered^➔^H6030 them,^H853 saying,^H559 Spake I^H559 not^H3808 unto you,^H413 saying,^H559 Do^H2398^➔ not^H408 sin^➔^H2398 against the child;^H3206 and^H3808^➔ ye would^H8085^➔ not^➔^H3808 hear?^➔^H8085 therefore,^H1571^➔ behold,^H2009 also^➔^H1571 his blood^H1818 is required.^H1875

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Gen 42:23 - And^H1992 they knew^H3045 not^H3808 that^H3588 Joseph^H3130 understood^H8085 them; for^H3588 he spake^H3887^➔ unto them^H996 by an interpreter.^➔^H3887

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Gen 42:24 - And he turned himself about^H5437 from them,^H5921 and wept;^H1058 and returned^H7725^➔ to them^H413 again,^➔^H7725 and communed^H1696 with them,^H413 and took^H3947 from them^H854 Simeon,^H8095 and bound^H631 him^H853 before their eyes.^H5869

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Gen 42:25 - Then^H6680^➔ Joseph^H3130 commanded^➔^H6680 to fill^H4390 their sacks^H3627 with corn,^H1250 and to restore^H7725 every man's^H376 money^H3701 into^H413 his sack,^H8242 and^H5414^➔ to^➔ give^➔^H5414 them^➔ provision^H6720 for the way:^H1870 and^H6213^➔ thus^H3651 did he^➔^H6213 unto them.

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Gen 42:26 - And they laded^H5375 their asses^H2543 with^H853 the corn,^H7668 and departed^H3212 thence.^H8033

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Gen 42:27 - And as^H6605^➔ one of them^H259 opened^➔^H6605 his sack^H8242 to give^H5414 his ass^H2543 provender^H4554 in the inn,^H4411 he espied^H7200 his money;^H3701 for, behold,^H2009 it^H1931 was in^H6310^➔ his sack's^H572 mouth.^➔^H6310

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Gen 42:28 - And he said^H559 unto^H413 his brethren,^H251 My money^H3701 is restored;^H7725 and,^H1571^➔ lo,^H2009 it is even^➔^H1571 in my sack:^H572 and^H3318^➔ their heart^H3820 failed^➔^H3318 them, and they were afraid,^H2729 saying^H559 one^H376 to^H413 another,^H251 What^H4100 is this^H2063 that God^H430 hath done^H6213 unto us?

Simeon Is Held Hostage

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Gen 42:29 - And they came^H935 unto^H413 Jacob^H3290 their father^H1 unto the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 and told^H5046 him all^H3605 that befell^H7136 unto them;^H853 saying,^H559

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Gen 42:30 - The man,^H376 who is the lord^H113 of the land,^H776 spake^H1696 roughly^H7186 to us,^H854 and took^H5414 us^H853 for spies^H7270 of the country.^H776

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Gen 42:31 - And we said^H559 unto him,^H413 We^H587 are true^H3651 men; we are^H1961 no^H3808 spies:^H7270

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Gen 42:32 - We^H587 be twelve^H8147^H6240 brethren,^H251 sons^H1121 of our father;^H1 one^H259 is not,^H369 and the youngest^H6996 is this day^H3117 with^H854 our father^H1 in the land^H776 of Canaan.^H3667

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Gen 42:33 - And^H559^➔ the man,^H376 the lord^H113 of the country,^H776 said^➔^H559 unto us,^H413 Hereby^H2063 shall I know^H3045 that^H3588 ye^H859 are true^H3651 men; leave^H3240 one^H259 of your brethren^H251 here with me,^H854 and^H853 take^H3947 food for the famine^H7459 of your households,^H1004 and be gone:^H3212

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Gen 42:34 - And bring^H935 your^H251^➔ youngest^H6996 brother^➔^H251 unto me:^H413 then shall I know^H3045 that^H3588 ye^H859 are no^H3808 spies,^H7270 but^H3588 that ye^H859 are true^H3651 men: so will I deliver^H5414 you your brother,^H251 and^H853 ye shall traffick^H5503 in the land.^H776

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Gen 42:35 - And it came to pass^H1961 as they^H1992 emptied^H7324 their sacks,^H8242 that, behold,^H2009 every man's^H376 bundle^H6872 of money^H3701 was in his sack:^H8242 and when^H7200^➔ both they^H1992 and their father^H1 saw^➔^H7200 the bundles^H6872 of money,^H3701 they were afraid.^H3372

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Gen 42:36 - And^H559^➔ Jacob^H3290 their father^H1 said^➔^H559 unto them,^H413 Me^H853 have ye bereaved^H7921 of my children: Joseph^H3130 is not,^H369 and Simeon^H8095 is not,^H369 and^H853 ye will take^H3947 Benjamin^H1144 away: all these things^H3605 are^H1961 against me.^H5921

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Gen 42:37 - And^H559^➔ Reuben^H7205 spake^➔^H559 unto^H413 his father,^H1 saying,^H559 Slay^H4191 my^H1121^➔ two^H8147 sons,^➔^H1121 if^H518 I bring him^H935 not^H3808 to thee:^H413 deliver^H5414 him^H853 into^H5921 my hand,^H3027 and I^H589 will bring him^H7725^➔ to thee^H413 again.^➔^H7725

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Gen 42:38 - And he said,^H559 My son^H1121 shall^H3381^➔ not^H3808 go down^➔^H3381 with you;^H5973 for^H3588 his brother^H251 is dead,^H4191 and he^H1931 is left^H7604 alone:^H905 if^H7122^➔ mischief^H611 befall him^➔^H7122 by the way^H1870 in the which^H834 ye go,^H3212 then shall ye bring down^H3381 my gray hairs^H7872 with sorrow^H3015 to the grave.^H7585

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