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And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

42:37 slay my two sons. Poor Reuben, out of favor with Jacob because of his incest with Bilhah, desperately sought his father’s favor by this absurd offer. What possible satisfaction did he think Jacob would derive from the death of two of his grandsons!


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