we told him
Genesis 42:29-34
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And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
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The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
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And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
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We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
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And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
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And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.