And it came to pass, when we came unto thy servant my father, &c.] In the land of Canaan: we told him the words of my lord; what he had said to them, particularly respecting Benjamin.
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And we said unto adoni, The na’ar cannot leave aviv; for if he should leave aviv, aviv would die.
23
And thou saidst unto thy avadim, Except achichem hakaton (your youngest brother) come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
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And it came to pass when we came up unto thy eved Avi we told him the divrei adoni.
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And avinu said, Shuvu, (go back, return) and buy us a little ochel.
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And we said, We cannot go down; if achinu hakaton (our youngest brother) be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the face of HaIsh, except achinu hakaton be with us.
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