Bible, King James Version
Genesis
Gen.43
[1] And the famine was sore in the land.
[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.
[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.
[4] If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down
and buy thee food:
[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.
[6] And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as
to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
[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?
[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.
[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:
[10] For except we had lingered, surely now we had
returned this second time.
[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, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
[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:
[13] Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the
man:
[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.
[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.
[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.
[17] And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought
the men into Joseph's house.
[18] 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.
[19] And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house,
and they communed with him at the door of the house,
[20] And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first
time to buy food:
[21] 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.
[22] And other money have we brought down in our hands to
buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
[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.
[24] 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.
[25] And they made ready the present against Joseph came
at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
[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.
[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?
[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.
[29] 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.
[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.
[31] And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained
himself, and said, Set on bread.
[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.
[33] 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.
[34] 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.
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