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Genesis 43:11-13
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11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds. 12 Take double the money with you;[a] you must take back[b] the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks—perhaps it was an oversight. 13 Take your brother too, and go right away[c] to the man.[d]

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  1. Genesis 43:12 tn Heb “in your hand.”
  2. Genesis 43:12 tn Heb “take back in your hand.” The imperfect verbal form probably has an injunctive or obligatory force here, since Jacob is instructing his sons.
  3. Genesis 43:13 tn Heb “arise, return,” meaning “get up and go back,” or “go back immediately.”
  4. Genesis 43:13 sn The man refers to the Egyptian official, whom the reader or hearer of the narrative knows is Joseph. In this context both the sons and Jacob refer to him simply as “the man” (see vv. 3-7).
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