Genesis:43:1-14
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And the famine was sore in the land .
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And it came to pass ,
when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt ,
their father said unto them ,
Go again ,
buy us a little food .
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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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If thou wilt send our brother with us ,
we will go down and buy thee food :
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But if thou wilt not send him ,
we will not go down :
for the man said unto us ,
Ye shall not see my face ,
except your brother be with you .
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And Israel said ,
Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me ,
as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother ?
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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 ?
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And Judah said unto Israel his father ,
Send the lad with me ,
and we will arise and go ;
that we may live ,
and not die ,
both we ,
and thou ,
and also our little ones .
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I will be surety for him ;
of my hand shalt thou require him :
if I bring him not unto thee ,
and set him before thee ,
then let me bear the blame for ever :
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For except we had lingered ,
surely now we had returned this second time .
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And their father Israel said unto them ,
If it must be so now ,
do this ;
take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels ,
and carry down the man a present ,
a little balm ,
and a little honey ,
spices ,
and myrrh ,
nuts ,
and almonds :
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And take double money in your hand ;
and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks ,
carry it again in your hand ;
peradventure it was an oversight :
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Take also your brother ,
and arise ,
go again unto the man :
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And God Almighty give you mercy before the man ,
that he may send away your other brother ,
and Benjamin .
If I be bereaved of my children ,
I am bereaved .