15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him. 16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. 17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.
Genesis 45:15–17
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