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Now the famine was severe in the land.
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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, "Go back, buy us a little food."
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But Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.' "
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"If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.
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But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.' "
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And Israel said, "Why did you deal so wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you had still another brother?"