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in_o lent_n at_o evening_n prayer_n genesis_n 42._o and_o jacob_n sing_v that_o there_o be_v corn_n in_o egypt_n say_v unto_o his_o son_n why_o gape_v you_o one_o upon_o another_o 2_o and_o he_o say_v behold_v i_o have_v hear_v that_o there_o be_v corn_n in_o egypt_n get_v you_o down_o thither_o and_o buy_v we_o corn_n from_o thence_o that_o we_o may_v live_v and_o not_o die_v 3_o so_o go_v joseph_n ten_o brethren_n down_o to_o buy_v corn_n in_o egypt_n 4_o but_o benjamin_n joseph_n brother_n will_v not_o jacob_n send_v with_o his_o other_o brethren_n for_o he_o say_v lest_o peradventure_o destruction_n come_v upon_o he_o 5_o and_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o bye_o corn_n among_o other_o that_o come_v for_o there_o be_v dearth_n in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n 6_o and_o joseph_n be_v governor_n in_o the_o land_n &_o sell_v to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n and_o joseph_n brethren_n come_v and_o bow_v themselves_o with_o their_o face_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n before_o he_o 7_o when_o joseph_n see_v his_o brethren_n he_o know_v they_o and_o make_v himself_o strange_a unto_o they_o and_o speak_v rough_o unto_o they_o say_v whence_o come_v you_o they_o answer_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n to_o buy_v victual_n 8_o and_o joseph_n know_v his_o brethren_n but_o they_o know_v not_o he_o 9_o and_o joseph_n remember_v his_o dream_n which_o he_o dream_v of_o they_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o be_v spy_n and_o to_o see_v where_o the_o land_n be_v weak_a be_v your_o come_n 10_o and_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o nay_o my_o lord_n but_o to_o bye_o victual_n thy_o servant_n be_v come_v 11_z we_o be_v all_o one_o man_n son_n and_o mean_v true_o and_o thy_o servant_n be_v no_o spy_n 12_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o again_o nay_o but_o to_o see_v where_o the_o land_n be_v weak_a be_v your_o come_n 13_o and_o they_o say_v we_o thy_o servant_n be_v twelve_o brethren_n the_o son_n of_o one_o man_n in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n and_o behold_v the_o young_a be_v this_o day_n with_o our_o father_n and_o one_o no_o man_n wete_v where_o he_o be_v 14_o and_o joseph_n say_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v it_o that_o i_o speak_v unto_o you_o when_o i_o say_v you_o be_v spy_n 15_o hereby_o you_o shall_v be_v prove_v by_o the_o life_n of_o pharaoh_n you_o shall_v not_o go_v hence_o except_o your_o young_a brother_n come_v hither_o 16_o send_v out_o one_o of_o you_o which_o may_v fetch_v your_o brother_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v keep_v in_o prison_n that_o your_o word_n may_v be_v prove_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o truth_n in_o you_o or_o else_o by_o the_o life_n of_o pharaoye_n be_v but_o spy_v 17_o and_o he_o put_v they_o altogether_o in_o ward_n three_o day_n 18_o and_o joseph_n say_v unto_o they_o the_o third_o day_n this_o do_v and_o live_v for_o i_o fear_v god._n 19_o if_o you_o be_v true_a man_n let_v one_o of_o your_o brethren_n be_v bind_v in_o the_o house_n of_o your_o prison_n and_o go_v you_o carry_v corn_n to_o put_v away_o the_o famine_n from_o your_o household_n 20_o but_o bring_v your_o young_a brother_n unto_o i_o and_o so_o shall_v your_o word_n be_v try_v true_a and_o you_o shall_v not_o die_v and_o they_o do_v so_o 21_o and_o one_o say_v to_o another_o we_o have_v very_o sin_v against_o our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o &_o therefore_o be_v this_o trouble_n come_v upon_o us._n 22_o and_o reuben_n answer_v they_o say_v see_v i_o not_o unto_o you_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o sin_v against_o the_o laâ—_n and_o you_o will_v not_o hear_v and_o see_v
now_o his_o blood_n be_v require_v 23_o they_o be_v not_o aware_a that_o joseph_n understand_v they_o for_o he_o speak_v unto_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n 24_o and_o he_o turn_v from_o they_o and_o weep_v and_o turn_v to_o they_o again_o and_o commune_v with_o they_o and_o take_v out_o simeon_n from_o amongst_o they_o and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n 25_o and_o joseph_n command_v to_o fill_v their_o sack_n with_o corn_n and_o put_v every_o man_n money_n in_o his_o sack_n and_o to_o give_v they_o victual_n to_o spend_v by_o the_o way_n and_o thus_o do_v he_o unto_o they_o 26_o and_o they_o jade_v their_o ass_n with_o the_o corn_n and_o depart_v thence_o 27_o and_o as_o one_o of_o they_o open_v his_o sack_n for_o to_o give_v his_o ass_n provender_n in_o the_o inn_n he_o espy_v his_o money_n for_o it_o be_v in_o his_o sack_n mouth_n 28_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n my_o money_n be_v restore_v to_o i_o again_o for_o lo_o it_o be_v in_o my_o sack_n and_o their_o heart_n fail_v they_o and_o they_o be_v astonish_v and_o say_v one_o to_o another_o why_o have_v god_n deal_v thus_o with_o we_o 29_o and_o they_o come_v unto_o jacob_n their_o father_n unto_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n and_o tell_v he_o all_o that_o befall_v unto_o they_o say_v 30_o the_o man_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n speak_v rough_o to_o we_o and_o take_v we_o for_o spy_n of_o the_o country_n 31_o and_o we_o say_v unto_o he_o we_o mean_v true_o we_o never_o be_v spy_n 32_o we_o be_v twelve_o brethren_n son_n of_o our_o father_n one_o be_v away_o and_o the_o young_a be_v this_o day_n with_o our_o father_n in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n 33_o and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o country_n say_v again_o unto_o we_o hereby_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o you_o mean_v true_o leave_v one_o of_o your_o brethren_n here_o with_o i_o and_o take_v food_n to_o put_v away_o the_o famine_n from_o your_o household_n and_o get_v you_o away_o 34_o and_o bring_v your_o young_a brother_n 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