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Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
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And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant .
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And he said unto him , Thy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound .
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And he was angry , and would not go in : therefore came his father out , and intreated him.
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And he answering said to his father, Lo , these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: