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So Pharaoh summoned Abram. “What have you done to me?” he said. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
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But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.
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But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”
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Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
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As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring.
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Then food was set before him, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say.” “Then tell us,” Laban said.
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Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn.”
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The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.
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Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:
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Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
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Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was running away.
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Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me, so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels and harps?
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Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.
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He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?”
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“We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
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But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
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When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.”
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Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
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Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.”
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Israel asked, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had another brother?”
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Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
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Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan,
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“You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.
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Jacob Blesses His Sons
Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
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When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him,
