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28 And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they knelt and bowed down. 29 Then he lifted up his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and said, “Is this your youngest brother of whom you told me?” And he continued,[a] “God be gracious to you, my son.” 30 Then Joseph hurried away,[b] being overcome with emotion[c] toward his brother, and sought for a place to cry. Then he went into a room and wept there.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 43:29 Or “said”
  2. Genesis 43:30 Literally “made haste”
  3. Genesis 43:30 Literally “his compassion boiled up”

28 They replied, “Your servant our father(A) is still alive and well.” And they bowed down,(B) prostrating themselves before him.(C)

29 As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son,(D) he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?”(E) And he said, “God be gracious to you,(F) my son.” 30 Deeply moved(G) at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept(H) there.

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