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14 “I’m right!” Joseph insisted. “Just as I said, you’re spies! 15 So here’s how we’ll test you. You can bet the life of Pharaoh that you’re not leaving here until your youngest brother comes here! 16 One of you is to be sent back so he can get your brother while the rest of[a] you remain in custody. That way, we’ll test whether or not you’re telling the truth. If you’re not, as surely as the Pharaoh lives, you’re spies!”

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  1. Genesis 42:16 The Heb. lacks the rest of

14 Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!(A) 15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives,(B) you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.(C) 16 Send one of your number to get your brother;(D) the rest of you will be kept in prison,(E) so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth.(F) If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!(G)

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