strkjv@Genesis:43:1
@ And the
famine
was
sore
in the
land
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:2
@ And it came to pass, when they had eaten
up
the
corn
which they had brought
out
of
Egypt
, their
father
said
unto them, Go
again
,
buy
us a
little
food
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:3
@ And
Judah
spake
unto him,
saying
, The
man
did
solemnly
protest
unto us,
saying
, Ye shall not
see
my
face
,
except
your
brother
be with you.
strkjv@Genesis:43:4
@ If thou
wilt
send
our
brother
with us, we will go
down
and
buy
thee
food
:
strkjv@Genesis:43:5
@ But if thou wilt not
send
him, we will not go
down
: for the
man
said
unto us, Ye shall not
see
my
face
, except your
brother
be with you.
strkjv@Genesis:43:6
@ And
Israel
said
, Wherefore dealt ye so
ill
with me, as to
tell
the
man
whether ye had yet a
brother
?
strkjv@Genesis:43:7
@ And they
said
, The
man
asked
us
straitly
of our state, and of our
kindred
,
saying
, Is your
father
yet
alive
? have
ye
another
brother
? and we
told
him
according
to the
tenor
of these
words
: could we
certainly
know
that he would
say
,
Bring
your
brother
down
?
strkjv@Genesis:43:8
@ And
Judah
said
unto
Israel
his
father
,
Send
the
lad
with me, and we will
arise
and
go
; that we may
live
, and not
die
, both we, and thou, and also our little
ones
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:9
@ I will be
surety
for him; of my
hand
shalt thou
require
him:
if
I
bring
him
not
unto thee, and
set
him before
thee
, then let me bear the
blame
for
ever
:
strkjv@Genesis:43:10
@ For
except
we had
lingered
, surely now we had
returned
this second
time
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:11
@ And their
father
Israel
said
unto them, If it must be so
now
,
do
this;
take
of the best
fruits
in the
land
in your
vessels
, and carry
down
the
man
a
present
, a
little
balm
, and a
little
honey
,
spices
n@, and
myrrh
,
nuts
, and
almonds
:
strkjv@Genesis:43:12
@ And
take
double
money
in your
hand
; and the
money
that was brought
again
in the
mouth
of your
sacks
, carry it
again
in your
hand
; peradventure it was an
oversight
:
strkjv@Genesis:43:13
@
Take
also your
brother
, and
arise
, go
again
unto the
man
:
strkjv@Genesis:43:14
@ And
God
Almighty
give
you
mercy
before
the
man
, that he may send
away
your
other
brother
, and
Benjamin
.
If
I be
bereaved
of my children, I am
bereaved
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:15
@ And the
men
took
that
present
, and they
took
double
money
in their
hand
, and
Benjamin
; and rose
up
, and went
down
to
Egypt
, and
stood
before
Joseph
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:16
@ And when
Joseph
saw
Benjamin
with
them, he
said
to the ruler of his
house
,
Bring
these
men
home
, and
slay
, and make
ready
; for these
men
shall
dine
with me at
noon
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:17
@ And the
man
did
as
Joseph
bade
; and the
man
brought
the
men
into
Josephs
house
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:18
@ And the
men
were
afraid
, because they were
brought
into
Josephs
house
; and they
said
,
Because
of the
money
that was
returned
in our
sacks
at the first
time
are we brought
in
; that he may seek
occasion
against us, and
fall
upon us, and
take
us for
bondmen
, and our
asses
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:19
@ And they came
near
to the
steward
of
Josephs
house
, and they
communed
with him at the
door
of the
house
,
strkjv@Genesis:43:20
@ And
said
,
O
sir
, we came
indeed
down
at the first
time
to
buy
food
:
strkjv@Genesis:43:21
@ And it came to pass, when we
came
to the
inn
, that we
opened
our
sacks
, and, behold, every
mans
money
was in the
mouth
of his
sack
, our
money
in full
weight
: and we have brought it
again
in our
hand
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:22
@ And
other
money
have we brought
down
in our
hands
to
buy
food
: we cannot
tell
who
put
our
money
in our
sacks
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:23
@ And he
said
,
Peace
be to you,
fear
not: your
God
, and the
God
of your
father
, hath
given
you
treasure
in your
sacks
: I
had
your
money
. And he
brought
Simeon
out unto them.
strkjv@Genesis:43:24
@ And the
man
brought
the
men
into
Josephs
house
, and
gave
them
water
, and they
washed
their
feet
; and he
gave
their
asses
provender
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:25
@ And they made
ready
the
present
against
Joseph
came
at
noon
: for they
heard
that they should
eat
bread
there.
strkjv@Genesis:43:26
@ And when
Joseph
came
home
, they
brought
him the
present
which was in their
hand
into the
house
, and
bowed
themselves to him to the
earth
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:27
@ And he
asked
them of their
welfare
, and
said
, Is your
father
well
, the old
man
of whom ye
spake
? Is he yet
alive
?
strkjv@Genesis:43:28
@ And they
answered
, Thy
servant
our
father
is in good
health
, he is yet
alive
. And they bowed down their
heads
, and made
obeisance
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:29
@ And he lifted
up
his
eyes
, and
saw
his
brother
Benjamin
, his
mothers
son
, and
said
, Is this your
younger
brother
, of whom ye
spake
unto me? And he
said
,
God
be
gracious
unto thee, my
son
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:30
@ And
Joseph
made
haste
; for his
bowels
did
yearn
upon his
brother
: and he
sought
where to
weep
; and he
entered
into his
chamber
, and
wept
there.
strkjv@Genesis:43:31
@ And he
washed
his
face
, and went
out
, and
refrained
himself, and
said
, Set
on
bread
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:32
@ And they set
on
for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the
Egyptians
, which did
eat
with him, by themselves: because the
Egyptians
might
not
eat
bread
with the
Hebrews
; for that is an
abomination
unto the
Egyptians
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:33
@ And they
sat
before
him
, the
firstborn
according to his
birthright
, and the
youngest
according to his
youth
ts@: and the
men
marvelled
one
at
another
.
strkjv@Genesis:43:34
@ And he
took
and sent
messes
unto them from before
him
: but
Benjamins
mess
was
five
times
so much
as
any of theirs. And they
drank
, and were
merry
with him.
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