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The brothers speak privately of their guilt and past refusal to listen.
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Genesis 42:21

Their Brother’s Distress Remembered

The Brothers Before Joseph · Genesis 42

Story guide: The brothers speak of their guilt for refusing to hear Joseph’s pleading.

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21Then they said to one another, “Indeed, we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we did not listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”

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