29 And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell them, saying,
30 The man [who is] the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
31 And we said to him, We [are] true [men]; we are no spies:
32 We [are] twelve brethren, sons of our father: one [is] not, and the youngest [is] this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye [are] true [men]: leave one of your brethren [here] with me, and take [food for] the famine of your households, and depart:
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