29 Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying: 30 “The man who is lord of the land (A)spoke [a]roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies. 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is with our father this day in the land of Canaan.’ 33 Then the man, the lord of the country, said to us, (B)‘By this I will know that you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, take food for the famine of your households, and be gone. 34 And bring your (C)youngest brother to me; so I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. I will grant your brother to you, and you may (D)trade in the land.’ ”

35 Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that surprisingly (E)each man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have (F)bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take (G)Benjamin. All these things are against me.”

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  1. Genesis 42:30 harshly

29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan,(A) they told him all that had happened to them.(B) They said, 30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us(C) and treated us as though we were spying on the land.(D) 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.(E) 32 We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’(F)

33 “Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.(G) 34 But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men.(H) Then I will give your brother back to you,(I) and you can trade[a] in the land.(J)’”

35 As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver!(K) When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.(L) 36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more,(M) and now you want to take Benjamin.(N) Everything is against me!(O)

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  1. Genesis 42:34 Or move about freely