20 Then my father saith unto me: I believe God that Joseph liveth, for I see always that the Lord numbereth him with you. (T12) 21 And he said, weeping: Ah me, my son Joseph, thou livest, though I behold thee not, and thou seest not Jacob that begat thee. (T12) 22 He caused me also, therefore, to weep by these words, and I burned in my heart to declare that Joseph had been sold, but I feared my brethren. (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 2:20–22
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