13 But they replied, “We, your servants, were twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now[a] with our father, and one is no longer living.”

14 Then Joseph said to them, “I have spoken:[b] ‘You are spies!’ 15 This is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

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Footnotes

  1. 42:13 Or today, also in v. 32
  2. 42:14 Lit “That which I spoke to you saying:

13 But they replied, “Your servants(A) were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan.(B) The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”(C)

14 Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!(D) 15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives,(E) you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.(F)

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