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It was while she was being brought out that she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "I am with child by the man to whom these things belong." And she said, "Please recognize this and see, whose signet ring and cords and staff are these?"

that she called to the men of her household and spoke to them, saying, "See, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to laugh at us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I screamed.

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."

Judah spoke to him, however, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.'

But if you do not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"

You said to your servants, however, ‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'

But we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down; for we cannot see the man's face if our youngest brother is not with us.'

For how shall I go up to my father if the boy is not with me, lest I see the evil that would overtake my father?"

And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

And Israel said, "It is enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."

Now the eyes of Israel were so dim from age that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them close to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

Then Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your seed as well."

and he said, "When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."

So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burned up?"

Then the anger of Yahweh burned against Moses, and He said, "Is there not your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that he can certainly speak. And moreover, behold, he is coming out to meet you. And he will see you and be glad in his heart.

Then Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, "Please, let me go, that I may return to my brothers who are in Egypt and see if they are still alive." And Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."

And Yahweh said to Moses, "When you go to return to Egypt, see to it that all the miraculous wonders which I have put in your hand, that you do them before Pharaoh; but as for Me, I will harden his heart with strength so that he will not let the people go.

Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand he will let them go, and by a strong hand he will drive them out of his land."

Then Yahweh said to Moses, "See, I set you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.

And they shall cover the surface of the land, so that no one will be able to see the land. They will also eat the rest of what has escaped—what remains for you from the hail—and they will eat every tree which sprouts for you out of the field.