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And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye are true men: leaveone of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and depart:
5539. 'And you take Benjamin' means if the intermediary also is taken away. This is clear from the representation of 'Benjamin' as the intermediary, dealt with in 5411, 5413, 5443.
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