Fondare 1956 Risultati per: Rest of the land
When they got back to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. (Genesis 42, 29)
"The man who is lord of the country," they said, "spoke to us sternly and put us in custody as if we were spying on the land. (Genesis 42, 30)
There were twelve of us brothers, sons of the same father; but one is gone, and the youngest one is at present with our father in the land of Canaan.' (Genesis 42, 32)
Then the man who is lord of the country said to us: 'This is how I shall know if you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, while the rest of you go home with rations for your starving families. (Genesis 42, 33)
When you come back to me with your youngest brother, and I know that you are honest men and not spies, I will restore your brother to you, and you may move about freely in the land.'" (Genesis 42, 34)
Now the famine in the land grew more severe. (Genesis 43, 1)
Their father Israel then told them: "If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the land's best products in your baggage and take them down to the man as gifts: some balm and honey, gum and resin, and pistachios and almonds. (Genesis 43, 11)
We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money that we found in the mouths of our bags. Why, then, would we steal silver or gold from your master's house? (Genesis 44, 8)
If any of your servants is found to have the goblet, he shall die, and as for the rest of us, we shall become my lord's slaves." (Genesis 44, 9)
But he replied, "Even though it ought to be as you propose, only the one who is found to have it shall become my slave, and the rest of you shall be exonerated." (Genesis 44, 10)
Judah replied: "What can we say to my lord? How can we plead or how try to prove our innocence? God has uncovered your servants' guilt. Here we are, then, the slaves of my lord--the rest of us no less than the one in whose possession the goblet was found." (Genesis 44, 16)
"Far be it from me to act thus!" said Joseph. "Only the one in whose possession the goblet was found shall become my slave; the rest of you may go back safe and sound to your father." (Genesis 44, 17)
