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    Book of Genesis 55

    9 And remembering the dreams, which for- not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon
    merly he had dreamed, he said to them: You are us.
    spies. You are come to view the weaker parts of 22 And Ruben, one of them, said: Did not I
    the land. say to you: Do not sin against the boy; and you
    10 But they said: It is not so, my lord; but would not hear me? Behold his blood is required.
    thy servants are come to buy food. 23 And they knew not that Joseph under-
    11 We are all the sons of one man: we are stood, because he spoke to them by an inter-
    come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants preter.
    go about any evil. 24 And he turned himself away a little while,
    12 And he answered them: It is otherwise: and wept: and returning, he spoke to them.
    you are come to consider the unfenced parts of 25 And taking Simeon, and binding him in
    this land. their presence, he commanded his servants to fill
    13 But they said: We thy servants are twelve their sacks with wheat, and to put every man’s
    brethren, the sons of one man in the land of money again in their sacks, and to give them
    Chanaan: the youngest is with our father, the besides provisions for the way: and they did so.
    other is not living.
    26 But they having loaded their asses with the
    14 He saith, This is it that I said: You are
    corn went their way.
    spies.
    27 And one of them opening his sack, to give
    15 I shall now presently try what you are: by
    his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in
    the health of Pharao, you shall not depart hence,
    the sack’s mouth,
    until your youngest brother come.
    28 And said to his brethren: My money is
    16 Send one of you to fetch him: and you shall
    given me again; behold it is in the sack. And
    be in prison, till what you have said be proved,
    they were astonished, and troubled, and said to
    whether it be true or false: or else by the health
    one another: What is this that God hath done
    of Pharao you are spies.
    unto us?
    17 So he put them in prison three days.
    18 And the third day he brought them out of 29 And they came to Jacob their father in the
    prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall land of Chanaan, and they told him all things
    live: for I fear God. that had befallen them, saying:
    19 If you be peaceable men, let one of your 30 The lord of the land spoke roughly to us,
    brethren be bound in prison: and go ye your and took us to be spies of the country.
    ways, and carry the corn that you have bought, 31 And we answered him: We are peaceable
    unto your houses. men, and we mean no plot.
    20 And bring your youngest brother to me, 32 We are twelve brethren born of one father:
    that I may find your words to be true, and you one is not living, the youngest is with our father
    may not die. They did as he had said. in the land of Chanaan.
    21 And they talked one to another: We de- 33 And he said to us: Hereby shall I know
    serve to suffer these things, because we have that you are peaceable men: Leave one of your
    sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish brethren with me, and take ye necessary provi-
    of his soul, when he besought us, and we would sion for your houses, and go your ways,

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