So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 45:24 in context
Genesis 45:21–27
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The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
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He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
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He sent the following to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.
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So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”
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They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
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They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart fainted, for he didn’t believe them.
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They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived.
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