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27 Joseph asked them if they were well. Then he said, ‘You told me last time about your old father. How is he? Is he still alive?’ 28 The brothers replied, ‘Your servant, our father, is still alive. And he is well.’ They bent down to the ground again, to respect Joseph.

29 Then Joseph saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son.[a] Joseph asked, ‘Is this your youngest brother? Is he the one that you told me about?’ Joseph said to Benjamin, ‘I pray that God will bless you, my son.’

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  1. 43:29 Only Joseph and Benjamin were sons of Rachel. Jacob's other wives had given birth to the other brothers.