16 “What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”
Genesis 44:16
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Book of Jubilees 43:8–10
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Book of Jubilees 43:4–6
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Genesis 44:32–34
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Genesis 44:8–10
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1 Esdras 8:89–91
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