²⁷ He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father^(A) you told me about? Is he still living?”^(B)

¹³ But they replied, “Your servants^(A) were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan.^(B) The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”^(C)

¹¹ We are all the sons of one man. Your servants^(A) are honest men,^(B) not spies.^(C)”

¹⁰ he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze.

⁵ So he sent ten young men and said to them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel and greet him in my name.

²² David left his things with the keeper of supplies,^(A) ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were.

¹⁵ So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him.

⁷ So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down^(A) and kissed^(B) him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent.

⁷ They replied, “The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. ‘Is your father still living?’^(A) he asked us. ‘Do you have another brother?’^(B) We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”^(C)

¹⁶ “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”^(A)