22 Reuben answered them, saying, “(A)Did I not tell [a]you, ‘Do not sin against the boy’; and you would not listen? [b](B)Now justice for his blood is required.”

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  1. Genesis 42:22 Lit you, saying,
  2. Genesis 42:22 Lit And behold, his blood also is required

22 Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?(A) But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting(B) for his blood.”(C)

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13 One who (A)returns evil for good,
(B)Evil will not depart from his house.

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13 Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil(A) for good.(B)

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20 (A)Should good be repaid with evil?
For they have (B)dug a pit for [a]me.
Remember how I (C)stood before You
To speak good in their behalf,
So as to turn Your wrath away from them.

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  1. Jeremiah 18:20 Lit my soul

20 Should good be repaid with evil?(A)
    Yet they have dug a pit(B) for me.
Remember that I stood(C) before you
    and spoke in their behalf(D)
    to turn your wrath away from them.

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