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22 Then Reuben responded, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do no wrong to the boy’? But you would not listen! Now comes the reckoning for his blood.”(A) 23 They did not know, of course, that Joseph understood what they said, since he spoke with them through an interpreter. 24 But turning away from them, he wept. When he was able to speak to them again, he took Simeon from among them and bound him before their eyes.

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22 Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?(A) But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting(B) for his blood.”(C) 23 They did not realize(D) that Joseph could understand them,(E) since he was using an interpreter.

24 He turned away from them and began to weep,(F) but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.(G)

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