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13 Indeed, his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in (A)the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field for his possession as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite. 14 After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers, and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.

15 Then Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, and they said, “(B)What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and returns back to us all the evil which we dealt against him!”

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13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah,(A) near Mamre,(B) which Abraham had bought along with the field(C) as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.(D) 14 After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father.(E)

Joseph Reassures His Brothers

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge(F) against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”(G)

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