9 I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
Genesis 43:9
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Genesis 44:31–33
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Book of Jubilees 42:17–19
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Book of Jubilees 43:12–14
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Genesis 42:36–38
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