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

But Joseph said to them, "It is as I spoke to you, saying, "You are spies!'

If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined to your prison house; but you, go and carry grain for the famine of your houses.

But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.

But as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the encampment, he saw his money; and there it was, in the mouth of his sack.

But we said to him, "We are honest men; we are not spies.

And bring your 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 trade in the land."'

But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave."

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 they said, "The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, "Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, "Bring your brother down'?"

but it happened, when we came to the encampment, that we opened our sacks, and there, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; so we have brought it back in our hand.

But he said, "Peace be with you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin's serving was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him.

But he said, "Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father."

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.'

But if you take this one also from me, and calamity befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.'

Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph; does my father still live?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence.

But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.