Genesis:42:7-18
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And Joseph saw his brethren ,
and he knew them ,
but made himself strange unto them ,
and spake roughly unto them ;
and he said unto them ,
Whence come ye ?
And they said ,
From the land of Canaan to buy food .
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And Joseph knew his brethren ,
but they knew not him .
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And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them ,
and said unto them ,
Ye are spies ;
to see the nakedness of the land ye are come .
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And they said unto him ,
Nay ,
my lord ,
but to buy food are thy servants come .
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We are all one man '
s sons ;
we are true men ,
thy servants are no spies .
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And he said unto them ,
Nay ,
but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come .
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And they said ,
Thy servants are twelve brethren ,
the sons of one man in the land of Canaan ;
and ,
behold ,
the youngest is this day with our father ,
and one is not .
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And Joseph said unto them ,
That is it that I spake unto you ,
saying ,
Ye are spies :
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Hereby ye shall be proved :
By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence ,
except your youngest brother come hither .
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Send one of you ,
and let him fetch your brother ,
and ye shall be kept in prison ,
that your words may be proved ,
whether there be any truth in you :
or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies .
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And he put them all together into ward three days .
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And Joseph said unto them the third day ,
This do ,
and live ;
for I fear God :