31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never been spies. 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One (A)is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’ 33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, (B)‘By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take (C)grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.

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31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.(A) 32 We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’(B)

33 “Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.(C)

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