And Joseph said unto them the third day,.... His heart yearning towards them, though he put on such an appearance; finding they could not come to an agreement among themselves who should go on the errand, he thought fit to recede from his former order, and to give them another:this do, and live: meaning what he was about to say to them, which if they punctually observed and performed, it would be the means of saving their lives:[for] I fear God; and therefore would not do either an unjust or cruel thing.
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Genesis 42:18
Genesis 42:18
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