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Part 10 - "When Your Family Fails You"Part 10 - "When Your Family Fails You"

Genesis 41:57Genesis 41:57

And all the countries came to Egypt to And all the countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the world.famine was severe in all the world.

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Genesis 42:3-10Genesis 42:3-10Then ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain Then ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. from Egypt. 44 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him. might come to him. 55 So Israel's sons were among those So Israel's sons were among those who went to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of who went to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also. Canaan also. 66 Now Joseph was the governor of the Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. So when land, the one who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph's brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with Joseph's brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. their faces to the ground. 77 As soon as Joseph saw his As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. "Where do you come stranger and spoke harshly to them. "Where do you come from?" he asked. "From the land of Canaan," they replied, from?" he asked. "From the land of Canaan," they replied, "to buy food." "to buy food." 88 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. they did not recognize him. 99 Then he remembered his Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, "You are spies! You dreams about them and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected." have come to see where our land is unprotected." 1010 "No, "No, my lord," they answered. "Your servants have come to my lord," they answered. "Your servants have come to buy food.buy food.

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Genesis 42:13Genesis 42:13

And all the countries came to Egypt to And all the countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the world.famine was severe in all the world.

Genesis 42:15-16Genesis 42:15-16

As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. brother comes here. 1616 Send one of your Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prisonyou will be kept in prison

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Genesis 42:21Genesis 42:21

They said to one another, “Surely we are They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has not listen; that’s why this distress has come upon us.”come upon us.”

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