Genesis 42:21 meaning and explanation
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
Genesis 42:21, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the ten brothers of Joseph, speaking to one another in an Egyptian prison, unaware that the harsh governor questioning them is the brother they sold into slavery some twenty years earlier. Facing accusation and confinement, their consciences awaken.
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