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One of them, speaking on behalf of the others, said, "What do you hope to ask and learn from us? We are prepared to die rather than sin against our ancestral laws."
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The king became angry and commanded frying pans and cauldrons to be heated.
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As soon as they were hot, he commanded that the one acting as spokesman have his tongue cut out, be scalped, and have his hands and feet cut off while the rest of his brothers and his mother watched.
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After the brother was maimed and utterly helpless, the king commanded him to be brought to the fire and fried alive. Although the smoke from the pan had spread widely, the brothers and their mother encouraged each other to die honorably, saying,
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"The Lord God truly watches over us and will come to our aid, just as Moses' song personally bore witness against them, clearly saying, ‘God will have compassion on his servants.'"