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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and when the family of Jacob had eaten all the grain which had been brought from Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, "Go back and buy a little food for us."
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Judah said to him, "The man sternly warned us that we would not be admitted to his presence unless we had our brother with us.
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If you are willing to send our brother with us, we will go and buy food for you.
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If you are not willing, we will not go, because the man told us we would not be admitted to his presence unless our brother was with us."