Genesis 42:16

Send therefore one of you and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be in prison in the mean season. And thereby shall your words be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh, ye are but spies."

Genesis 42:11

We are all one man's sons, and mean truly, and thy servants are no spies."

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Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

Kept in prison

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Kept in prison

Genesis 42:19
If ye mean no hurt, let one of your brethren be bound in the prison, and go ye and bring the necessary food unto your households,

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Genesis 44:2
and put every man's money in his bag mouth, and put my silver cup in the sack's mouth of the youngest and his corn money also." And he did as Joseph had said.