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Genesis 43:9-11
International Standard Version
Genesis 43:9-11
International Standard Version
9 I’ll even offer myself to guarantee that I’ll be responsible for him. If I don’t bring him back and present him to you, I’ll personally bear the consequences forever. 10 After all, if we hadn’t delayed, we could have been there and back[a] twice by now!”
Jacob Gives Instructions for the Trip
11 “If that’s the way it has to be,” their father Israel replied, “then do this: take some of the best produce of the land in your containers and take them to the man as a gift—some resin ointment, some honey, fragrant resins, myrrh, pistachios, and almonds.
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- Genesis 43:10 Lit. have returned
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