1 And the famine * h7458 was sore * h3515 in the land * h776.
2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up * h3615 h8765 * h398 h8800 the corn * h7668 which they had brought out * h935 h8689 of Egypt * h4714, their father * h1 said * h559 h8799 unto them, Go again * h7725 h8798, buy * h7666 h8798 us a little * h4592 food * h400.
3 And Judah * h3063 spake * h559 h8799 unto him, saying * h559 h8800, The man * h376 did solemnly * h5749 h8687 protest * h5749 h8689 unto us, saying * h559 h8800, Ye shall not see * h7200 h8799 my face * h6440, except * h1115 your brother * h251 be with you. did...: Heb. protesting protested
4 If thou wilt * h3426 send * h7971 h8764 our brother * h251 with us, we will go down * h3381 h8799 and buy * h7666 h8799 thee food * h400:
5 But if thou wilt not send * h7971 h8764 him , we will not go down * h3381 h8799: for the man * h376 said * h559 h8804 unto us, Ye shall not see * h7200 h8799 my face * h6440, except your brother * h251 be with you.
6 And Israel * h3478 said * h559 h8799, Wherefore dealt ye so ill * h7489 h8689 with me, as to tell * h5046 h8687 the man * h376 whether ye had yet a brother * h251?
7 And they said * h559 h8799, The man * h376 asked * h7592 h8804 us straitly * h7592 h8800 of our state, and of our kindred * h4138, saying * h559 h8800, Is your father * h1 yet alive * h2416? have ye * h3426 another brother * h251? and we told * h5046 h8686 him according * h5921 to the tenor * h6310 of these words * h1697: could we certainly * h3045 h8800 know * h3045 h8799 that he would say * h559 h8799, Bring * h3381 your brother * h251 down * h3381 h8685? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know
8 And Judah * h3063 said * h559 h8799 unto Israel * h3478 his father * h1, Send * h7971 h8798 the lad * h5288 with me, and we will arise * h6965 h8799 and go * h3212 h8799; that we may live * h2421 h8799, and not die * h4191 h8799, both we, and thou, and also our little ones * h2945.
9 I will be surety * h6148 h8799 for him; of my hand * h3027 shalt thou require * h1245 h8762 him: if * h518 I bring * h935 h8689 him not * h518 unto thee, and set * h3322 h8689 him before thee * h6440, then let me bear the blame * h2398 h8804 for ever * h3117:
10 For except * h3884 we had lingered * h4102 h8701, surely now we had returned * h7725 h8804 this second time * h6471. this: or, twice by this
11 And their father * h1 Israel * h3478 said * h559 h8799 unto them, If it must be so now * h645, do * h6213 h8798 this; take * h3947 h8798 of the best fruits * h2173 in the land * h776 in your vessels * h3627, and carry down * h3381 h8685 the man * h376 a present * h4503, a little * h4592 balm * h6875, and a little * h4592 honey * h1706, spices * h5219, and myrrh * h3910, nuts * h992, and almonds * h8247:
12 And take * h3947 h8798 double * h4932 money * h3701 in your hand * h3027; and the money * h3701 that was brought again * h7725 h8716 in the mouth * h6310 of your sacks * h572, carry it again * h7725 h8686 in your hand * h3027; peradventure it was an oversight * h4870:
13 Take * h3947 h8798 also your brother * h251, and arise * h6965 h8798, go again * h7725 h8798 unto the man * h376:
14 And God * h410 Almighty * h7706 give * h5414 h8799 you mercy * h7356 before * h6440 the man * h376, that he may send away * h7971 h8765 your other * h312 brother * h251, and Benjamin * h1144. If * h834 I be bereaved * h7921 h8804 of my children , I am bereaved * h7921 h8804. If...: or, And I, as I have been, etc.
15 And the men * h582 took * h3947 h8799 that * h2063 present * h4503, and they took * h3947 h8804 double * h4932 money * h3701 in their hand * h3027, and Benjamin * h1144; and rose up * h6965 h8799, and went down * h3381 h8799 to Egypt * h4714, and stood * h5975 h8799 before * h6440 Joseph * h3130.
16 And when Joseph * h3130 saw * h7200 h8799 Benjamin * h1144 with * h854 them, he said * h559 h8799 to the ruler of his house * h1004, Bring * h935 h8685 these men * h582 home * h1004, and slay * h2873 h8800 * h2874, and make ready * h3559 h8685; for these men * h582 shall dine * h398 h8799 with me at noon * h6672. slay: Heb. kill a killing dine: Heb. eat
17 And the man * h376 did * h6213 h8799 as Joseph * h3130 bade * h559 h8804; and the man * h376 brought * h935 h8686 the men * h582 into Joseph's * h3130 house * h1004.
18 And the men * h582 were afraid * h3372 h8799, because they were brought * h935 h8717 into Joseph's * h3130 house * h1004; and they said * h559 h8799, Because * h1697 of the money * h3701 that was returned * h7725 h8802 in our sacks * h572 at the first time * h8462 are we brought in * h935 h8716; that he may seek occasion * h1556 h8705 against us, and fall * h5307 h8692 upon us, and take * h3947 h8800 us for bondmen * h5650, and our asses * h2543. seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us
19 And they came near * h5066 h8799 to the steward * h376 of Joseph's * h3130 house * h1004, and they communed * h1696 h8762 with him at the door * h6607 of the house * h1004,
20 And said * h559 h8799, O * h994 sir * h113, we came indeed * h3381 h8800 down * h3381 h8804 at the first time * h8462 to buy * h7666 h8800 food * h400: we...: Heb. coming down we came down
21 And it came to pass, when we came * h935 h8804 to the inn * h4411, that we opened * h6605 h8799 our sacks * h572, and, behold, every man's * h376 money * h3701 was in the mouth * h6310 of his sack * h572, our money * h3701 in full weight * h4948: and we have brought it again * h7725 h8686 in our hand * h3027.
22 And other * h312 money * h3701 have we brought down * h3381 h8689 in our hands * h3027 to buy * h7666 h8800 food * h400: we cannot tell * h3045 h8804 who put * h7760 h8804 our money * h3701 in our sacks * h572.
23 And he said * h559 h8799, Peace * h7965 be to you, fear * h3372 h8799 not: your God * h430, and the God * h430 of your father * h1, hath given * h5414 h8804 you treasure * h4301 in your sacks * h572: I had * h935 h8804 your money * h3701. And he brought * h3318 h8686 Simeon * h8095 out unto them. I had...: Heb. your money came to me
24 And the man * h376 brought * h935 h8686 the men * h582 into Joseph's * h3130 house * h1004, and gave * h5414 h8799 them water * h4325, and they washed * h7364 h8799 their feet * h7272; and he gave * h5414 h8799 their asses * h2543 provender * h4554.
25 And they made ready * h3559 h8686 the present * h4503 against * h5704 Joseph * h3130 came * h935 h8800 at noon * h6672: for they heard * h8085 h8804 that they should eat * h398 h8799 bread * h3899 there.
26 And when Joseph * h3130 came * h935 h8799 home * h1004, they brought * h935 h8686 him the present * h4503 which was in their hand * h3027 into the house * h1004, and bowed * h7812 h8691 themselves to him to the earth * h776.
27 And he asked * h7592 h8799 them of their welfare * h7965, and said * h559 h8799, Is your father * h1 well * h7965, the old man * h2205 of whom ye spake * h559 h8804? Is he yet alive * h2416? welfare: Heb. peace Is your...: Heb. Is there peace to your father?
28 And they answered * h559 h8799, Thy servant * h5650 our father * h1 is in good health * h7965, he is yet alive * h2416. And they bowed down their heads * h6915 h8799, and made obeisance * h7812 h8691.
29 And he lifted up * h5375 h8799 his eyes * h5869, and saw * h7200 h8799 his brother * h251 Benjamin * h1144, his mother's * h517 son * h1121, and said * h559 h8799, Is this your younger * h6996 brother * h251, of whom ye spake * h559 h8804 unto me? And he said * h559 h8799, God * h430 be gracious * h2603 h8799 unto thee, my son * h1121.
30 And Joseph * h3130 made haste * h4116 h8762; for his bowels * h7356 did yearn * h3648 h8738 upon his brother * h251: and he sought * h1245 h8762 where to weep * h1058 h8800; and he entered * h935 h8799 into his chamber * h2315, and wept * h1058 h8799 there.
31 And he washed * h7364 h8799 his face * h6440, and went out * h3318 h8799, and refrained * h662 h8691 himself, and said * h559 h8799, Set on * h7760 h8798 bread * h3899.
32 And they set on * h7760 h8799 for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians * h4713, which did eat * h398 h8802 with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians * h4713 might * h3201 h8799 not eat * h398 h8800 bread * h3899 with the Hebrews * h5680; for that is an abomination * h8441 unto the Egyptians * h4714.
33 And they sat * h3427 h8799 before him * h6440, the firstborn * h1060 according to his birthright * h1062, and the youngest * h6810 according to his youth * h6812: and the men * h582 marvelled * h8539 h8799 one * h376 at another * h7453.
34 And he took * h5375 h8799 and sent messes * h4864 unto them from before him * h6440: but Benjamin's * h1144 mess * h4864 was five * h2568 times * h3027 so much as * h7235 h8799 any of theirs. And they drank * h8354 h8799, and were merry * h7937 h8799 with him. were...: Heb. drank largely