13 But the Lord restrained me, and withheld from me the power of my hands; for my right hand was half withered for seven days. (T12) 14 And I knew, my children, that because of Joseph this had befallen me, and I repented and wept; and I besought the Lord God that my hand might be restored and that I might hold aloof from all pollution and envy and from all folly. (T12) 15 For I knew that I had devised an evil thing before the Lord and Jacob my father, on account of Joseph my brother, in that I envied him. (T12)
Testament of Simeon 1:13–15
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Testament of Simeon 1:7–9
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Testament of Zebulun 1:9–11
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Testament of Gad 2:1–3
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Testament of Zebulun 1:5–7
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