And the famine [was] sore in the land. ] In the land of Canaan; it increased yet more and more: this is observed for the sake of what follows, showing the reason and necessity of Jacob's sons taking a second journey into Egypt.
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So it came about when they had finished eating 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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Judah spoke to him, however, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, '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 do not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.' "