Genesis 44:21
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And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
In other translations
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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