And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may (A)live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.

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Then Judah(A) said to Israel(B) his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.(C)

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And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may (A)live and not die.”

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He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us,(A) so that we may live and not die.”(B)

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(A)“Let Reuben live, and not die,
    but let his men be few.”

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“Let Reuben live and not die,
    nor[a] his people be few.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let

17 (A)I shall not die, but I shall live,
    and (B)recount the deeds of the Lord.

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17 I will not die(A) but live,
    and will proclaim(B) what the Lord has done.

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Fasting and Prayer for Protection

21 (A)Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river (B)Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, (C)to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.

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21 There, by the Ahava Canal,(A) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey(B) for us and our children, with all our possessions.

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13 And one of his servants said, “Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see.”

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13 One of his officers answered, “Have some men take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their plight will be like that of all the Israelites left here—yes, they will only be like all these Israelites who are doomed. So let us send them to find out what happened.”

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If we say, ‘Let us enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare our lives we shall live, and if they kill us we shall but die.”

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If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city’—the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die.”

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31 (A)But your little ones, who you said would become a prey, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that (B)you have rejected.

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31 As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the land you have rejected.(A)

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12 (A)“Honor your father and your mother, (B)that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

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12 “Honor your father and your mother,(A) so that you may live long(B) in the land(C) the Lord your God is giving you.

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21 So do not fear; (A)I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

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21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.(A)” And he reassured them and spoke kindly(B) to them.

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as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's household. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left (A)in the land of Goshen.

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besides all the members of Joseph’s household and his brothers and those belonging to his father’s household.(A) Only their children and their flocks and herds were left in Goshen.(B)

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19 And you, Joseph, are commanded to say, ‘Do this: take (A)wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

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19 “You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts(A) from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.

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26 we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.’

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26 But we said, ‘We cannot go down. Only if our youngest brother is with us will we go. We cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’(A)

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