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21-22 The sons of Israel did exactly as Pharaoh ordered. Joseph followed Pharaoh’s directive and made sure they had enough wagons. He gave them food and other supplies for their journey including an extra change of clothes. But to Benjamin he gave about seven and a half pounds of silver and five sets of clothes. 23 To his father, he sent even more: 10 donkeys loaded with the best Egyptian gifts and 10 female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provisions for his father for the journey.

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21 So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts,(A) as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.(B) 22 To each of them he gave new clothing,(C) but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels[a] of silver and five sets of clothes.(D) 23 And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys(E) loaded with the best things(F) of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey.(G)

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  1. Genesis 45:22 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms