World English Bible
Genesis 42:13
“They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.”
Verse in context — Genesis 42
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We are all one man's sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies.
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He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!
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They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.
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Joseph said to them, "It is like I told you, saying, 'You are spies!
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By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go forth from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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