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Genesis 42:17-19
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17 Then Joseph put his brothers in prison for three days.

18 On the third day Joseph said to them, ‘Do what I say. Then you will stay alive, because I respect God.[a] 19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison. The other brothers can go back to Canaan. You may take food back with you, because your families are hungry.

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  1. 42:18 Joseph showed his brothers that he was under God's authority, so he would not cheat them.
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