11 Now when Joseph was in Egypt, I longed to see his figure and the form of his countenance; and through the prayers of Jacob my father I saw him, while awake in the daytime, even his entire figure exactly as he was. (T12) 12 And when he had said these things, he said unto them: Know ye, therefore, my children, that I am dying. (T12) 13 Do ye, therefore, truth each one to his neighbour, and keep the law of the Lord and His commandments. (T12)
Testament of Benjamin 2:11–13
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