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Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

Then he said to him, "Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me." So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem.

Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, "Some wild beast has devoured him.' We shall see what will become of his dreams!"

that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, "See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.

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

Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!"

But he said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land."

Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be tested to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!"

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

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

But you said to your servants, "Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.'

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

For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?"

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

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, "See that you do not become troubled along the way."

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

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

And Israel said to Joseph, "I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!"

and he said, "When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."

Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn."