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11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry them down as a present to the man: a little balm and a little honey, gum, resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.(A) 12 Take double the money with you. Carry back with you the money that was returned in the top of your sacks; perhaps it was an oversight.(B) 13 Take your brother also, and be on your way again to the man; 14 may God Almighty[a] grant you mercy before the man, so that he may send back your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”(C)

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  1. 43.14 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai

11 Then their father Israel(A) said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products(B) of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift(C)—a little balm(D) and a little honey, some spices(E) and myrrh,(F) some pistachio nuts and almonds. 12 Take double the amount(G) of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks.(H) Perhaps it was a mistake. 13 Take your brother also and go back to the man at once.(I) 14 And may God Almighty[a](J) grant you mercy(K) before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you.(L) As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”(M)

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  1. Genesis 43:14 Hebrew El-Shaddai