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will just send Binyamin with us, we
shall again be able to bring food for
our family. We promise to guard our
brother well
.”
But still
Nabi
Ya’qub [a] was reluc-
tant. Though many years had
passed, the memory of Yusuf was
still fresh in his mind. He could not
bear the thought of losing yet anoth-
er beloved child.
CHAPTER 18
A year later, when it was time to
return to Egypt to obtain food for the
following year,
Nabi
Yaqub’s [a]
sons came to their old father. “
Oh
father!
” they pleaded. “
Unless we
take Binyamin with us, we will not
be given a single grain of wheat
.”
The father feared for his son,
remembering what had happened
