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But we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. For if he should leave his father, his father would die.'

But we said, ‘We cannot go there. If our youngest brother is with us, we will go there. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'

Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were afraid in front of him.

But do not be troubled or angry with yourselves because you sold me here. For God sent me before you to save your life.

So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and ruler of all his house, and of all the land of Egypt.

He gave new clothes to each of them. But to Benjamin he gave 300 pieces of silver and five times as many clothes.

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

But let me lie down with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried." And Joseph said, "I will do as you have said."

Israel said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see your face. But see, God has let me see your children also."

But Israel put out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, the younger son. And he put his left hand on Manasseh's head, crossing his hands. But Manasseh was the first-born.

But his father would not, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He will become a nation also, and he also will be great. But his younger brother will be greater than he. His children and their children's children will become many nations."

Then Israel said to Joseph, "See, I am about to die. But God will be with you. He will return you to the land of your fathers.

But because you are as wild as water, the first place will not be yours. It is because you went to your father's bed and made it unclean.

"A group of soldiers will go against Gad. But he will go against them at their heels.

But his bow did not shake. His arms were made strong by the hands of the Powerful One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

You planned to do a bad thing to me. But God planned it for good, to make it happen that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die. But God will take care of you. He will bring you from this land to the land that He promised to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob."

There were seventy people in Jacob's family. But Joseph was already in Egypt.

But the sons of Israel had many children, and the people became many in number. There were so many that the land was filled with them.