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Genesis 42:16-18
EasyEnglish Bible
Genesis 42:16-18
EasyEnglish Bible
16 One of you must go to bring your brother here. I will keep you others in prison. In that way I will know if what you said is true. If your youngest brother does not come, then I will certainly know that you are enemies!’
17 Then Joseph put his brothers in prison for three days.
18 On the third day Joseph said to them, ‘Do what I say. Then you will stay alive, because I respect God.[a]
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- 42:18 Joseph showed his brothers that he was under God's authority, so he would not cheat them.
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