ASV_Strong : Genesis 43
1. And the famine[H7458] was sore[H3515] in the land[H776].
2. And it came to pass[H3615], when they had eaten up the grain[H7668] which they had brought out[H935] of Egypt[H4714], their father[H1] said[H559] unto them[H7725], Go again, buy[H7666] us a little[H4592] food[H400].
3. And Judah[H3063] spake[H559] unto him[H559], saying, The man[H376] did solemnly[H5749] protest[H5749] unto us[H559], saying, Ye shall not see[H7200] my face[H6440], except[H1115] your brother be with you[H251].
4. If thou wilt[H3426] send[H7971] our brother[H251] with us[H3381], we will go down and buy[H7666] thee food[H400]:
5. but if thou wilt not send[H7971] him[H3381], we will not go down; for the man[H376] said[H559] unto us[H7200], Ye shall not see my face[H6440], except your brother be with you[H251].
6. And Israel[H3478] said[H559], Wherefore dealt ye so ill[H7489] with me[H5046], as to tell the man[H376] whether ye had yet a brother[H251]?
7. And they said[H559], The man[H376] asked[H7592] straitly[H7592] concerning ourselves[H4138], and concerning our kindred, saying[H559], Is your father[H1] yet[H3426] alive[H2416]? have ye[H3426] another brother[H251]? and we told[H5046] him according[H5921] to the tenor[H6310] of these words[H1697]: could we in any wise know[H3045] that he would say[H559], Bring[H3381] your brother[H251] down[H3381]?
8. And Judah[H3063] said[H559] unto Israel[H3478] his father[H1], Send[H7971] the lad[H5288] with me[H6965], and we will arise and go[H3212]; that we may live[H2421], and not die[H4191], both we[H2945], and thou, and also our little ones.
9. I will be surety[H6148] for him[H3027]; of my hand shalt thou require[H1245] him[H518]: if I bring[H935] him not[H518] unto thee[H3322], and set him before thee[H6440], then let me bear the blame[H2398] for ever[H3117]:
10. for except[H3884] we had lingered[H4102], surely we had now returned[H7725] a second time[H6471].
11. And their father[H1] Israel[H3478] said[H559] unto them[H645], If it be so now, do[H6213] this[H3947]: take of the choice fruits[H2173] of the land[H776] in your vessels[H3627], and carry down[H3381] the man[H376] a present[H4503], a little[H4592] balm[H6875], and a little[H4592] honey[H1706], spicery[H5219] and myrrh[H3910], nuts[H992], and almonds[H8247];
12. and take[H3947] double[H4932] money[H3701] in your hand[H3027]; and the money[H3701] that was returned[H7725] in the mouth[H6310] of your sacks[H572] carry again[H7725] in your hand[H3027]; peradventure it was an oversight[H4870]:
13. take[H3947] also your brother[H251], and arise[H6965], go again[H7725] unto the man[H376]:
14. and God[H410] Almighty[H7706] give[H5414] you mercy[H7356] before[H6440] the man[H376], that he may release[H7971] unto you your other[H312] brother[H251] and Benjamin[H1144]. And if[H834] I be bereaved[H7921] of my children[H7921], I am bereaved.
15. And the men[H582] took[H3947] that[H2063] present[H4503], and they took[H3947] double[H4932] money[H3701] in their hand[H3027], and Benjamin[H1144]; and rose up[H6965], and went down[H3381] to Egypt[H4714], and stood[H5975] before[H6440] Joseph[H3130].
16. And when Joseph[H3130] saw[H7200] Benjamin[H1144] with[H854] them[H559], he said to the steward of his house[H1004], Bring[H935] the men[H582] into the house[H1004], and slay[H2873], and make ready[H3559]; for the men[H582] shall dine[H398] with me at noon[H6672].
17. And the man[H376] did[H6213] as Joseph[H3130] bade[H559]; and the man[H376] brought[H935] the men[H582] to Joseph[H3130]'s house[H1004].
18. And the men[H582] were afraid[H3372], because they were brought[H935] to Joseph[H3130]'s house[H1004]; and they said[H559], Because[H1697] of the money[H3701] that was returned[H7725] in our sacks[H572] at the first time[H8462] are we brought in[H935]; that he may seek occasion[H1556] against us[H5307], and fall upon us[H3947], and take us for bondmen[H5650], and our asses[H2543].
19. And they came near[H5066] to the steward[H376] of Joseph[H3130]'s house[H1004], and they spake[H1696] unto him at the door[H6607] of the house[H1004],
20. and said[H559], Oh[H994], my lord[H113], we came indeed[H3381] down[H3381] at the first time[H8462] to buy[H7666] food[H400]:
21. and it came to pass[H935], when we came to the lodging-place[H4411], that we opened[H6605] our sacks[H572], and[H376], behold, every man's 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] in our hand[H3027].
22. And other[H312] money[H3701] have we brought down[H3381] in our hand[H3027] to buy[H7666] food[H400]: we know not who[H3045] put[H7760] our money[H3701] in our sacks[H572].
23. And he said[H559], Peace[H7965] be to you[H3372], fear not[H430]: your God, and the God[H430] of your father[H1], hath given[H5414] you treasure[H4301] in your sacks[H572]: I had[H935] your money[H3701]. And he brought[H3318] Simeon out unto them[H8095].
24. And the man[H376] brought[H935] the men[H582] into Joseph[H3130]'s house[H1004], and gave[H5414] them water[H4325], and they washed[H7364] their feet[H7272]; and he gave[H5414] their asses[H2543] provender[H4554].
25. And they made ready[H3559] the present[H4503] against[H5704] Joseph[H3130]'s coming[H935] at noon[H6672]: for they heard[H8085] that they should eat[H398] bread there[H3899].
26. And when Joseph[H3130] came[H935] home[H1004], they brought[H935] him the present[H4503] which was in their hand[H3027] into the house[H1004], and bowed[H7812] down themselves to him to the earth[H776].
27. And he asked[H7592] them of their welfare[H7965], and said[H559], Is your father[H1] well[H7965], the old man[H2205] of whom ye spake[H559]? Is he yet alive[H2416]?
28. And they said[H559], Thy servant[H5650] our father[H1] is well[H7965], he is yet alive[H2416]. And they bowed the head[H6915], and made obeisance[H7812].
29. And he lifted up[H5375] his eyes[H5869], and saw[H7200] Benjamin[H1144] his brother[H251], his mother[H517]'s son[H1121], and said[H559], Is this your youngest[H6996] brother[H251], of whom ye spake[H559] unto me[H559]? And he said, God[H430] be gracious[H2603] unto thee[H1121], my son.
30. And Joseph[H3130] made haste[H4116]; for his heart[H7356] yearned[H3648] over his brother[H251]: and he sought[H1245] where to weep[H1058]; and he entered[H935] into his chamber[H2315], and wept there[H1058].
31. And he washed[H7364] his face[H6440], and came out[H3318]; and he refrained[H662] himself[H559], and said, Set on[H7760] bread[H3899].
32. And they set on[H7760] for him by himself[H4713], and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat[H398] with him[H4713], by themselves: because the Egyptians might[H3201] not eat[H398] bread[H3899] with the Hebrews[H5680]; for that is an abomination[H8441] unto the Egyptians[H4714].
33. And they sat[H3427] before him[H6440], the first-born[H1060] according to his birthright[H1062], and the youngest[H6810] according to his youth[H6812]: and the men[H582] marvelled[H8539] one[H376] with another[H7453].
34. And he took[H5375] and sent messes[H4864] unto them from before him[H6440]: but Benjamin[H1144]'s mess[H4864] was five[H2568] times[H3027] so much as[H7235] any of theirs[H8354]. And they drank, and were merry with him[H7937].
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