geneva Genesis:44-45
geneva@Genesis:44:1 @ Afterward he commanded his steward, saying, Fill the mens sackes with foode, as much as they can carry, and put euery mans money in his sackes mouth.
geneva@Genesis:44:2 @ And (note:)We may not use this example to justify any unlawful practices, seeing God has commanded us to walk in simplicity.(:note) 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.
geneva@Genesis:44:3 @ And in the morning the men were sent away, they, and their asses.
geneva@Genesis:44:4 @ And when they went out of the citie not farre off, Ioseph sayd to his stewarde, Vp, followe after the men: and when thou doest ouertake them, say vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?
geneva@Genesis:44:5 @ [Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, and (note:)Because the people thought he could divine, he attributes to himself that knowledge: or else he pretends that he consults with soothsayers: which deceit is worthy to be reproved.(:note) whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
geneva@Genesis:44:6 @ And when he ouertooke them, he sayde those wordes vnto them.
geneva@Genesis:44:7 @ And they answered him, Wherefore sayeth my lorde such wordes? God forbid that thy seruants should do such a thing.
geneva@Genesis:44:8 @ Behold, the money which we found in our sackes mouthes, wee brought againe to thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steale out of thy lordes house siluer or golde?
geneva@Genesis:44:9 @ With whomesoeuer of thy seruants it bee found, let him dye, and we also will be my lordes bondmen.
geneva@Genesis:44:10 @ And he said, Now then let it be according vnto your wordes: he with whome it is found, shal be my seruant, and ye shalbe blamelesse.
geneva@Genesis:44:11 @ Then at once euery man tooke downe his sacke to the grounde, and euery one opened his sacke.
geneva@Genesis:44:12 @ And he searched, and began at the eldest and left at the yongest: and the cuppe was found in Beniamins sacke.
geneva@Genesis:44:13 @ Then they (note:)To show how greatly the thing displeased them and how sorry they were for it.(:note) rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
geneva@Genesis:44:14 @ So Iudah and his brethren came to Iosephs house (for he was yet there) and they fel before him on the ground.
geneva@Genesis:44:15 @ Then Ioseph sayd vnto them, What acte is this, which ye haue done? know ye not that such a man as I, can deuine and prophecie?
geneva@Genesis:44:16 @ And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? (note:)If we see no obvious cause for our affliction, let us look to the secret counsel of God, who punishes us justly for our sins.(:note) 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.
geneva@Genesis:44:17 @ But he answered, God forbid, that I should doe so, but the man, with whome the cuppe is founde, he shalbe my seruant, and go ye in peace vnto your father.
geneva@Genesis:44:18 @ 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 (note:)Equal in authority or, next to the king.(:note) as Pharaoh.
geneva@Genesis:44:19 @ My Lord asked his seruants, saying, Haue ye a father, or a brother?
geneva@Genesis:44:20 @ And we answered my Lorde, We haue a father that is olde, and a young childe, which he begate in his age: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loueth him.
geneva@Genesis:44:21 @ Now thou saidest vnto thy seruants, Bring him vnto me, that I may set mine eye vpo him.
geneva@Genesis:44:22 @ And we answered my lord, The childe can not depart from his father: for if he leaue his father, his father would die.
geneva@Genesis:44:23 @ Then saydest thou vnto thy seruants, Except your yonger brother come downe with you, looke in my face no more.
geneva@Genesis:44:24 @ So when we came vnto thy seruant our father, and shewed him what my lord had sayd,
geneva@Genesis:44:25 @ And our father sayde vnto vs, Goe againe, bye vs a litle foode,
geneva@Genesis:44:26 @ Then we answered, We can not go downe: but if our yongest brother go with vs, then will we go downe: for we may not see the mans face, except our yongest brother be with vs.
geneva@Genesis:44:27 @ And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my (note:)Rachel bore to Jacob, Joseph and Benjamin.(:note) wife bare me two [sons]:
geneva@Genesis:44:28 @ And the one went out from me, and I said, Of a suretie he is torne in pieces, and I sawe him not since.
geneva@Genesis:44:29 @ And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, (note:)You will cause me to die for sorrow.(:note) ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
geneva@Genesis:44:30 @ Nowe therefore, when I come to thy seruant my father, & the childe be not with vs (seeing that his life dependeth on the childes life)
geneva@Genesis:44:31 @ Then when hee shall see that the childe is not come, he will die: so shall thy seruants bring the graye head of thy seruant our father with sorowe to the graue.
geneva@Genesis:44:32 @ Doubtlesse thy seruant became suertie for the childe to my father, and said, If I bring him not vnto thee againe, then I will beare the blame vnto my father for euer.
geneva@Genesis:44:33 @ Nowe therefore, I pray thee, let me thy seruant bide for the childe, as a seruant to my Lord, and let the childe go vp with his brethren.
geneva@Genesis:44:34 @ For (note:)Meaning, he would rather remain as their prisoner, than to return and see his father in sorrow.(:note) 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.
geneva@Genesis:45:1 @ Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, (note:)Not because he was ashamed of his kindred, but rather because he wanted to cover his brother's sin.(:note) Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
geneva@Genesis:45:2 @ And hee wept & cried, so that the Egyptians heard: the house of Pharaoh heard also.
geneva@Genesis:45:3 @ Then Ioseph sayde to his brethren, I am Ioseph: doeth my father yet liue? But his brethren coulde not answere him, for they were astonished at his presence.
geneva@Genesis:45:4 @ Againe, Ioseph sayde to his brethren, Come neere, I pray you, to mee; they came neere; he sayde, I am Ioseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
geneva@Genesis:45:5 @ Now therefore be not (note:)This example teaches that we must by all means comfort those who are truly ashamed and sorry for their sins.(:note) grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
geneva@Genesis:45:6 @ For nowe two yeeres of famine haue bene through ye land, and fiue yeeres are behind, wherein neither shalbe earing nor haruest.
geneva@Genesis:45:7 @ Wherefore God sent me before you to preserue your posteritie in this land, & to saue you aliue by a great deliuerance.
geneva@Genesis:45:8 @ So now [it was] not you [that] sent me hither, but (note:)Though God detests sin, yet he turns man's wickedness into his glory.(:note) 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.
geneva@Genesis:45:9 @ Haste you & go vp to my father, & tel him, Thus saieth thy sonne Ioseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come downe to me, tary not.
geneva@Genesis:45:10 @ And thou shalt dwel in ye land of Goshen, and shalt be neere me, thou and thy children, and thy childrens children, and thy sheepe, and thy beastes, and all that thou hast.
geneva@Genesis:45:11 @ Also I will nourish thee there (for yet remaine fiue yeeres of famine) lest thou perish through pouertie, thou and thy houshold, and all that thou hast.
geneva@Genesis:45:12 @ And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] (note:)That is, that I speak in your own language and have no interpreter.(:note) my mouth that speaketh unto you.
geneva@Genesis:45:13 @ Therefore tel my father of al mine honour in Egypt, and of all that ye haue seene, and make haste, and bring my father hither.
geneva@Genesis:45:14 @ Then hee fell on his brother Beniamins necke, & wept, and Beniamin wept on his necke.
geneva@Genesis:45:15 @ Moreouer, he kissed all his brethren, and wept vpon them: and afterwarde his brethren talked with him.
geneva@Genesis:45:16 @ And the tidinges came vnto Pharaohs house, so that they said, Iosephs brethre are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his seruants.
geneva@Genesis:45:17 @ Then Pharaoh said vnto Ioseph, Say to thy brethren, This doe ye, lade your beastes & depart, go to the land of Canaan,
geneva@Genesis:45:18 @ And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the (note:)The most plentiful ground.(:note) good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the The main fruits and conveniences. fat of the land.
geneva@Genesis:45:19 @ And I commaunde thee, Thus doe ye, take you charets out of the lande of Egypt for your children, and for your wiues, and bring your father and come.
geneva@Genesis:45:20 @ Also regarde not your stuffe: for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.
geneva@Genesis:45:21 @ And the children of Israel did so: & Ioseph gaue them charets according to the commandement of Pharaoh: hee gaue them vitaile also for the iourney.
geneva@Genesis:45:22 @ He gaue them all, none except, change of raiment: but vnto Beniamin he gaue three hundreth pieces of siluer, and fiue sutes of raiment.
geneva@Genesis:45:23 @ And vnto his father likewise hee sent ten hee asses laden with the best things of Egypt, and ten shee asses laden with wheate, and bread and meate for his father by the way.
geneva@Genesis:45:24 @ So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye (note:)Seeing he had remitted the fault done to him, he did not want them to accuse one another.(:note) fall not out by the way.
geneva@Genesis:45:25 @ Then they went vp from Egypt, and came vnto the land of Canaan vnto Iaakob their father,
geneva@Genesis:45:26 @ And told him, saying, Joseph [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart (note:)As one between hope and fear.(:note) fainted, for he believed them not.
geneva@Genesis:45:27 @ And they told him al the words of Ioseph, which he had said vnto the: but when he saw the charets, which Ioseph had sent to cary him, then the spirit of Iaakob their father reuiued.
geneva@Genesis:45:28 @ And Israel sayde, I haue inough: Ioseph my sonne is yet aliue: I wil go and see him yer I die.
geneva@Genesis:46:1 @ And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and (note:)By this he signified both that he worshipped the true God, and that he kept in his heart the possession of that land from which need drove him at that time.(:note) offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
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