7 And when I went into Egypt, to Joseph, and my brother recognized me, he said unto me: What did they tell my father when they sold me? (T12) 8 And I said unto him, They dabbled thy coat with blood and sent it, and said: Know whether this be thy son's coat. (T12) 9 And he said unto me: Even so, brother, when they had stripped me of my coat they gave me to the Ishmaelites, and they gave me a loin cloth, and scourged me, and bade me run. (T12)
Testament of Benjamin 1:7–9
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Genesis 37:31–33
31 Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood. 32 They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.” 33 His father recognized it and said, “It…
Testament of Joseph 2:43–45
43 Now after four and twenty days came the Ishmaelites; for they had heard that Jacob my father was mourning much concerning me. (T12) 44 And they came and said unto me: How is it that thou saidst that thou wast a slave? and lo, we have learnt that thou art the son of a m… (T12)
Genesis 37:22–24
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Genesis 45:3–5
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he sai…
Testament of Zebulun 1:32–34
32 Dan therefore came to him and said: Weep not, neither grieve; for we have found what we can say to our father Jacob. (T12) 33 Let us slay a kid of the goats, and dip in it the coat of Joseph; and let us send it to Jacob, saying: Know, is this the coat of thy son? (T12) 34 And th… (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 2:21–23
21 And he said, weeping: Ah me, my son Joseph, thou livest, though I behold thee not, and thou seest not Jacob that begat thee. (T12) 22 He caused me also, therefore, to weep by these words, and I burned in my heart to declare that Joseph had been sold, but I feared my br… (T12)
Testament of Simeon 1:9–11
9 But his God and the God of his fathers sent forth His angel, and delivered him out of my hands. (T12) 10 For when I went to Shechem to bring ointment for the flocks, and Reuben to Dothan, where were our necessaries and all our stores, Judah my brother sold him to the I… (T12)
Genesis 43:5–7
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’” 6 “Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?” 7 They replied, “The…
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