rsv Genesis:42:27-35 SEEK
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And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender at the lodging place ,
he saw his money in the mouth of his sack ;
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and he said to his brothers , "
My money has been put back ;
here it is in the mouth of my sack !"
At this their hearts failed them ,
and they turned trembling to one another ,
saying , "
What is this that God has done to us ?"
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When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan ,
they told him all that had befallen them ,
saying ,
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The man ,
the lord of the land ,
spoke roughly to us ,
and took us to be spies of the land .
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But we said to him , `
We are honest men ,
we are not spies ;
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we are twelve brothers ,
sons of our father ;
one is no more ,
and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan .'
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Then the man ,
the lord of the land ,
said to us , `
By this I shall know that you are honest men :
leave one of your brothers with me ,
and take grain for the famine of your households ,
and go your way .
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Bring your youngest brother to me ;
then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men ,
and I will deliver to you your brother ,
and you shall trade in the land .'"
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As they emptied their sacks ,
behold ,
every man '
s bundle of money was in his sack ;
and when they and their father saw their bundles of money ,
they were dismayed .