Genesis:42-45

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* Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt , Jacob said unto his sons , Why do ye look one upon another ? * And he said , Behold , I have heard that there is corn in Egypt : get you down thither , and buy for us from thence ; that we may live , and not die . * And Joseph 's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt . * But Benjamin , Joseph 's brother , Jacob sent not with his brethren ; for he said , Lest peradventure mischief befall him . * And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came : for the famine was in the land of Canaan . * And Joseph was the governor over the land , and he it was that sold to all the people of the land : and Joseph 's brethren came , and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth . * And Joseph saw his brethren , and he knew them , but made himself strange unto them , and spake roughly unto them ; and he said unto them , Whence come ye ? And they said , From the land of Canaan to buy food . * And Joseph knew his brethren , but they knew not him . * And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them , and said unto them , Ye are spies ; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come . * And they said unto him , Nay , my lord , but to buy food are thy servants come . * We are all one man 's sons ; we are true men , thy servants are no spies . * And he said unto them , Nay , but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come . * And they said , Thy servants are twelve brethren , the sons of one man in the land of Canaan ; and , behold , the youngest is this day with our father , and one is not . * And Joseph said unto them , That is it that I spake unto you , saying , Ye are spies : * Hereby ye shall be proved : By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence , except your youngest brother come hither . * 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 . * And he put them all together into ward three days . * And Joseph said unto them the third day , This do , and live ; for I fear God : * If ye be true men , let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison : go ye , carry corn for the famine of your houses : * But bring your youngest brother unto me ; so shall your words be verified , and ye shall not die . And they did so . * And they said one to another , We are verily guilty concerning our brother , in that we saw the anguish of his soul , when he besought us , and we would not hear ; therefore is this distress come upon us . * And Reuben answered them , saying , Spake I not unto you , saying , Do not sin against the child ; and ye would not hear ? therefore , behold , also his blood is required . * And they knew not that Joseph understood them ; for he spake unto them by an interpreter . * And he turned himself about from them , and wept ; and returned to them again , and communed with them , and took from them Simeon , and bound him before their eyes . * Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn , and to restore every man 's money into his sack , and to give them provision for the way : and thus did he unto them . * And they laded their asses with the corn , and departed thence . * And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn , he espied his money ; for , behold , it was in his sack 's mouth . * And he said unto his brethren , My money is restored ; and , lo , it is even in my sack : and their heart failed them , and they were afraid , saying one to another , What is this that God hath done unto us ? * And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan , and told him all that befell unto them ; saying , * The man , who is the lord of the land , spake roughly to us , and took us for spies of the country . * And we said unto him , We are true men ; we are no spies : * We be twelve brethren , sons of our father ; one is not , and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan . * And the man , the lord of the country , said unto us , Hereby shall I know that ye are true men ; leave one of your brethren here with me , and take food for the famine of your households , and be gone : * And bring your youngest brother unto me : then shall I know that ye are no spies , but that ye are true men : so will I deliver you your brother , and ye shall traffick in the land . * And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks , that , behold , every man 's bundle of money was in his sack : and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money , they were afraid . * And Jacob their father said unto them , Me have ye bereaved of my children : Joseph is not , and Simeon is not , and ye will take Benjamin away : all these things are against me . * And Reuben spake unto his father , saying , Slay my two sons , if I bring him not to thee : deliver him into my hand , and I will bring him to thee again . * And he said , My son shall not go down with you ; for his brother is dead , and he is left alone : if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go , then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave . * And the famine was sore in the land . * 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 . * 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 . * If thou wilt send our brother with us , we will go down and buy thee food : * 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 . * And Israel said , Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me , as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother ? * 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 ? * 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 . * 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 : * For except we had lingered , surely now we had returned this second time . * 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 , and myrrh , nuts , and almonds : * 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 : * Take also your brother , and arise , go again unto the man : * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * And the man did as Joseph bade ; and the man brought the men into Joseph 's house . * And the men were afraid , because they were brought into Joseph 's 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 . * And they came near to the steward of Joseph 's house , and they communed with him at the door of the house , * And said , O sir , we came indeed down at the first time to buy food : * And it came to pass , when we came to the inn , that we opened our sacks , and , behold , every man 's money was in the mouth of his sack , our money in full weight : and we have brought it again in our hand . * And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food : we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks . * 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 . * And the man brought the men into Joseph 's house , and gave them water , and they washed their feet ; and he gave their asses provender . * And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon : for they heard that they should eat bread there . * 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 . * And he asked them of their welfare , and said , Is your father well , the old man of whom ye spake ? Is he yet alive ? * And they answered , Thy servant our father is in good health , he is yet alive . And they bowed down their heads , and made obeisance . * And he lifted up his eyes , and saw his brother Benjamin , his mother 's son , and said , Is this your younger brother , of whom ye spake unto me ? And he said , God be gracious unto thee , my son . * 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 . * And he washed his face , and went out , and refrained himself , and said , Set on bread . * 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 . * And they sat before him , the firstborn according to his birthright , and the youngest according to his youth : and the men marvelled one at another . * And he took and sent messes unto them from before him : but Benjamin 's mess was five times so much as any of theirs . And they drank , and were merry with him . * And he commanded the steward of his house , saying , Fill the men 's sacks with food , as much as they can carry , and put every man 's money in his sack 's mouth . * And put my cup , the silver cup , in the sack 's mouth of the youngest , and his corn money . And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken . * As soon as the morning was light , the men were sent away , they and their asses . * And when they were gone out of the city , and not yet far off , Joseph said unto his steward , Up , follow after the men ; and when thou dost overtake them , say unto them , Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good ? * Is not this it in which my lord drinketh , and whereby indeed he divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing . * And he overtook them , and he spake unto them these same words . * And they said unto him , Wherefore saith my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : * Behold , the money , which we found in our sacks ' mouths , we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan : how then should we steal out of thy lord 's house silver or gold ? * With whomsoever of thy servants it be found , both let him die , and we also will be my lord 's bondmen . * And he said , Now also let it be according unto your words : he with whom it is found shall be my servant ; and ye shall be blameless . * Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground , and opened every man his sack . * And he searched , and began at the eldest , and left at the youngest : and the cup was found in Benjamin 's sack . * Then they rent their clothes , and laded every man his ass , and returned to the city . * And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph 's house ; for he was yet there : and they fell before him on the ground . * And Joseph said unto them , What deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine ? * And Judah said , What shall we say unto my lord ? what shall we speak ? or how shall we clear ourselves ? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants : behold , we are my lord 's servants , both we , and he also with whom the cup is found . * And he said , God forbid that I should do so : but the man in whose hand the cup is found , he shall be my servant ; and as for you , get you up in peace unto your father . * Then Judah came near unto him , and said , Oh my lord , let thy servant , I pray thee , speak a word in my lord 's ears , and let not thine anger burn against thy servant : for thou art even as Pharaoh . * My lord asked his servants , saying , Have ye a father , or a brother ? * And we said unto my lord , We have a father , an old man , and a child of his old age , a little one ; and his brother is dead , and he alone is left of his mother , and his father loveth him . * And thou saidst unto thy servants , Bring him down unto me , that I may set mine eyes upon him . * And we said unto my lord , The lad cannot leave his father : for if he should leave his father , his father would die . * And thou saidst unto thy servants , Except your youngest brother come down with you , ye shall see my face no more . * And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father , we told him the words of my lord . * And our father said , Go again , and buy us a little food . * And we said , We cannot go down : if our youngest brother be with us , then will we go down : for we may not see the man 's face , except our youngest brother be with us . * And thy servant my father said unto us , Ye know that my wife bare me two sons : * And the one went out from me , and I said , Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I saw him not since : * And if ye take this also from me , and mischief befall him , ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave . * Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father , and the lad be not with us ; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad 's life ; * It shall come to pass , when he seeth that the lad is not with us , that he will die : and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave . * For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father , saying , If I bring him not unto thee , then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever . * Now therefore , I pray thee , let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord ; and let the lad go up with his brethren . * For how shall I go up to my father , and the lad be not with me ? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father . * Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him ; and he cried , Cause every man to go out from me . And there stood no man with him , while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren . * And he wept aloud : and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard . * And Joseph said unto his brethren , I am Joseph ; doth my father yet live ? And his brethren could not answer him ; for they were troubled at his presence . * And Joseph said unto his brethren , Come near to me , I pray you . And they came near . And he said , I am Joseph your brother , whom ye sold into Egypt . * Now therefore be not grieved , nor angry with yourselves , that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life . * For these two years hath the famine been in the land : and yet there are five years , in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest . * And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth , and to save your lives by a great deliverance . * So now it was not you that sent me hither , but God : and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh , and lord of all his house , and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt . * Haste ye , and go up to my father , and say unto him , Thus saith thy son Joseph , God hath made me lord of all Egypt : come down unto me , tarry not : * And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen , and thou shalt be near unto me , thou , and thy children , and thy children 's children , and thy flocks , and thy herds , and all that thou hast : * And there will I nourish thee ; for yet there are five years of famine ; lest thou , and thy household , and all that thou hast , come to poverty . * And , behold , your eyes see , and the eyes of my brother Benjamin , that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you . * And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt , and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither . * And he fell upon his brother Benjamin 's neck , and wept ; and Benjamin wept upon his neck . * Moreover he kissed all his brethren , and wept upon them : and after that his brethren talked with him . * And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh 's house , saying , Joseph 's brethren are come : and it pleased Pharaoh well , and his servants . * And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , Say unto thy brethren , This do ye ; lade your beasts , and go , get you unto the land of Canaan ; * And take your father and your households , and come unto me : and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt , and ye shall eat the fat of the land . * Now thou art commanded , this do ye ; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones , and for your wives , and bring your father , and come . * Also regard not your stuff ; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours . * And the children of Israel did so : and Joseph gave them wagons , according to the commandment of Pharaoh , and gave them provision for the way . * To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment ; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver , and five changes of raiment . * And to his father he sent after this manner ; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt , and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way . * So he sent his brethren away , and they departed : and he said unto them , See that ye fall not out by the way . * And they went up out of Egypt , and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father , * And told him , saying , Joseph is yet alive , and he is governor over all the land of Egypt . And Jacob 's heart fainted , for he believed them not . * And they told him all the words of Joseph , which he had said unto them : and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him , the spirit of Jacob their father revived : * And Israel said , It is enough ; Joseph my son is yet alive : I will go and see him before I die . * And Israel took his journey with all that he had , and came to Beersheba , and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac .

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