Genesis 42:9
Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.
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Genesis 42:9
Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.
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Genesis 42:10
And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
Genesis 42:12
And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.
Genesis 42:13
Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
Genesis 42:14
And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;
Genesis 42:16
Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.
Genesis 42:19
If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
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Genesis 42:6
Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
Genesis 42:7
And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.
Genesis 42:8
Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.
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