17 Nor can he be ruled over by the device of men or beasts, for he is helped by the Lord through the love which he hath towards his neighbour. (T12) 18 For Joseph also besought our father that he would pray for his brethren, that the Lord would not impute to them as sin whatever evil they had done unto him. (T12) 19 And thus Jacob cried out: My good child, thou hast prevailed over the bowels of thy father Jacob. (T12)
Testament of Benjamin 1:17–19
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