Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
When
Jacob learned
that there was
grain
in Egypt, he
said
to his sons, “
Why are
you staring
at one
another
? ”
And
Jacob seeth
that there is
corn
in Egypt, and
Jacob
saith
to his sons, `
Why do
you look
at each
other
? '
“Look,”
he added
, “
I have heard that there is grain
in Egypt .
Go down there
and buy some
for us, so
that
we may
live and not die .”
he saith
also
, `Lo,
I have heard that there is corn
in Egypt ,
go down thither,
and buy for us from
thence
, and
we live and do
not die ;'
So
ten of Joseph’s
brothers
went
down to buy grain
from
Egypt .
and
the
ten brethren
of Joseph
go
down to buy corn
in
Egypt ,
But
Jacob did
not send
Joseph’s
brother
Benjamin
with his brothers
, for he said, “I
am
afraid
that
harm
might
befall
him. ”
and
Benjamin,
Joseph's
brother,
Jacob hath
not sent
with his brethren
, for he said, `Lest
mischief
meet
him. '
So
the sons of Israel were
among
those
who
came
to buy grain
, since
the famine had
also
spread
to
the land of Canaan .
And
the sons of Israel come
to buy in
the
midst
of
those
coming
, for
the famine hath
been
in
the land of Canaan ,
Now
Joseph was
the ruler of
the land ;
he was
the
one
who sold
grain
to all its
people .
So
when
his
brothers
arrived
, they
bowed
down
before
him with
their
faces
to the ground
.
and
Joseph is
the ruler over
the land ,
he who is
selling
to all the
people of
the
land
, and
Joseph's
brethren
come
and
bow
themselves
to
him --
face
to the earth
.
And when
Joseph saw
his brothers
, he
recognized
them, but
he
treated
them as
strangers
and spoke
harshly
to
them .
“Where
have you
come from
? ”
he
asked.
“
From the land of Canaan ,”
they
replied.
“We
are
here
to buy food. ”
And Joseph seeth
his brethren
, and
discerneth
them, and
maketh
himself
strange
unto
them ,
and speaketh
with
them sharp
things,
and
saith
unto
them,
`From
whence
have ye
come? '
and
they
say,
`
From the land of Canaan --
to buy food. '
Although
Joseph recognized
his brothers
, they did
not recognize
him .
And
Joseph discerneth
his brethren
, but
they have
not discerned
him ,
Joseph remembered
his
dreams about
them and said
, “You
are spies !
You
have
come
to see if
our
land is
vulnerable
. ”
and
Joseph remembereth
the
dreams which
he
dreamed
of
them ,
and saith
unto
them
, `Ye
`
are '
spies ;
to see the
nakedness
of
the
land ye
have
come
. '
“Not
so
, my lord, ”
they
replied.
“Your
servants have come to buy food .
And
they
say
unto
him
, `No,
my lord, but
thy
servants have come to buy food ;
We are all sons of one man .
Your
servants
are honest
men ,
not spies .”
we `
are '
all of
us
sons of one man ,
we
`
are '
right
men ;
thy
servants
have
not been
spies ;'
“No,”
he told
them .
“You
have come to see if
our
land
is
vulnerable.”
and
he saith
unto
them ,
`No,
but
the
nakedness
of
the
land
ye
have come to see ;'
But
they answered
, “Your
servants are twelve brothers,
the
sons of one man in the land of Canaan .
The youngest
is now
with our father, and one is no
more
. ”
and
they say
, `Thy
servants `
are '
twelve brethren;
we
`are'
sons of one man in the land of Canaan ,
and
lo,
the young
one
`
is '
with our father to-day
, and the
one is not
. '
Then
Joseph declared
, “Just
as
I said,
you are spies !
And
Joseph saith
unto
them
, `This
`is'
that
which
I have
spoken
unto
you ,
saying,
Ye
`
are '
spies ,
And
this is
how
you
will
be
tested
: As
surely
as
Pharaoh lives,
you
shall
not
leave
this place
unless
your youngest
brother comes
here.
by
this ye
are
proved
: Pharaoh liveth!
if
ye
go
out
from
this --
except
by
your young
brother coming
hither;
Send one of your
number
to
get
your brother ;
the
rest
of
you
will
be
confined
so
that
the
truth
of
your words may
be tested.
If
they
are
untrue,
then
as
surely
as
Pharaoh
lives
, you are spies !”
send one of you,
and
let
him
bring
your brother ,
and
ye,
remain
ye
bound,
and
let
your words be proved
, whether
truth
be
with
you :
and
if
not
--
Pharaoh
liveth!
surely
ye
`
are '
spies ;'
So
Joseph
imprisoned
them for
three days ,
and
he
removeth
them unto
charge
three days .
and on the third day he
said
to
them
, “I
fear
God.
So
do
this and you
will
live :
And Joseph
saith
unto
them
on the third day, `
This do
and live ;
God
I
fear!
If you
are honest
, leave
one of your brothers
in custody
while
the rest
of you
go
and take
back
grain
to
relieve
the hunger
of your households.
if ye
`
are '
right
men
, let
one of your brethren
be
bound
in the house
of your
ward,
and ye,
go,
carry
in
corn
`for'
the famine
of your houses,
Then
bring
your youngest
brother to
me so
that
your words can
be
verified
, that
you
may
not
die .”
And to
this
they consented
.
and
your young
brother ye
bring
unto
me ,
and
your words are
established
, and
ye
die not;'
and they do
so
.
Then
they said
to
one another, “Surely
we are being
punished
because
of
our brother .
We saw his anguish
when
he
pleaded
with
us, but
we would
not listen.
That
is
why
this distress has
come upon us. ”
And
they say
one unto
another, `Verily
we `
are '
guilty
concerning
our brother ,
because
we saw the
distress
of
his soul,
in
his
making
supplication
unto
us, and
we did
not hearken:
therefore
hath
this distress come upon us. '
And Reuben responded
, “Didn’t
I tell
you
not to
sin against the boy
? But
you
would
not listen.
Now
we
must
account
for
his blood !”
And Reuben answereth
them
, saying,
`Spake
I not unto
you,
saying,
Sin not
against the lad
? and
ye
hearkened
not ;
and
his blood also,
lo,
it
is
required.'
They did
not realize
that Joseph understood
them
, since
there
was
an
interpreter between them .
And
they have
not known
that Joseph understandeth
, for
the
interpreter `is'
between them ;
And he turned
away
from them and wept.
When
he
turned
back and spoke
to
them, he
took
Simeon
from them and had
him bound
before their eyes.
and he turneth
round
from them ,
and weepeth,
and
turneth
back unto
them,
and speaketh
unto
them, and
taketh
from them Simeon,
and bindeth
him before their eyes.
Then
Joseph gave
orders
to
fill their bags
with grain
, to return
each man’s
silver
to
his sack, and to give them provisions
for their
journey
. This
order
was
carried
out,
And
Joseph commandeth,
and
they
fill their vessels
`
with '
corn
, also
to put
back
the
money
of
each unto
his sack, and to give to
them provision
for the
way;
and
one
doth
to
them
so
.
and they loaded
the
grain
on
their donkeys
and departed.
And they lift
up
their corn
upon
their
asses,
and go
from
thence,
At
the
place
where
they
lodged
for
the night,
one of
them
opened
his sack to get
feed
for
his donkey
, and he saw
his silver
in the mouth of the
sack.
and
the one openeth
his sack to give
provender
to
his ass
at
a
lodging-place
, and he seeth
his money,
and
lo,
it
`is'
in the mouth of his
bag,
“My
silver
has
been
returned!”
he said
to
his brothers.
“It
is
here
in my sack.”
Their hearts
sank
, and trembling,
they turned
to
one another and
said
, “
What is this that
God has
done to us ?”
and
he saith
unto
his brethren,
`My
money
hath
been
put
back,
and
also,
lo,
in my bag:'
and
their heart
goeth
out
, and they tremble,
one to
another saying
, `
What `
is '
this God hath
done to us !'
When
they reached
their father Jacob
in
the land of Canaan, they described
to him all that
had
happened
to
them :
And
they come
in
unto
Jacob
their father ,
to
the land of Canaan, and
they declare
to him all the
things
meeting
them ,
saying,
“
The man who
is
lord of the land spoke
harshly
to
us and accused
us of spying
on
the country.
`
The man ,
the
lord of the land ,
hath
spoken
with
us sharp
things,
and maketh
us as
spies
of the land;
But
we told
him, ‘
We are honest
men, not spies .
and
we say
unto
him, We `
are '
right
men, we
have
not been
spies ,
We are twelve brothers
, sons of one
father .
One is no
more
, and the youngest
is now
with our father in the land of Canaan. ’
we `
are '
twelve brethren
, sons of our
father ,
the
one is not
, and the young
one
`
is '
to-day
with our father in the land of Canaan.
Then
the man who
is
lord of the land said
to
us, ‘
This is
how
I will
know whether
you
are honest:
Leave
one brother
with me, take
food
to
relieve
the hunger
of your households,
and go .
`And
the man ,
the
lord of the land ,
saith
unto
us, By
this I know that
ye
`
are '
right
men
--
one of
your
brethren
leave
with me, and
`for'
the famine
of your houses
take
ye
and go ,
But
bring your youngest
brother back
to
me so
I will
know that you
are not spies but honest
men .
Then
I
will
give
your brother back
to you, and you
can
trade in
the land. ’”
and
bring your young
brother unto
me ,
and
I know that ye
`
are '
not spies ,
but ye
`are'
right
men ;
your brother I
give
to you, and ye
trade with
the land. '
As
they began
emptying their sacks, there
in
each
man’s
sack
was
his
bag
of silver !
And when
they and
their father
saw
the
bags
of silver, they were
dismayed.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
they are
emptying their sacks, and
lo,
the
bundle
of each
man's
silver `is'
in
his
sack,
and they see
their bundles
of silver, they and
their
father,
and
are
afraid;
Their father Jacob
said
to
them, “You
have
deprived
me of
my
sons.
Joseph is gone
and Simeon is no
more.
Now
you
want
to
take
Benjamin .
Everything
is
going
against me !”
and
Jacob
their father saith
unto
them, `
Me ye
have
bereaved;
Joseph is not,
and Simeon is not,
and
Benjamin ye
take
--
against me have
been
all
these.'
Then
Reuben said
to
his father, “You
may
kill
my two sons if I fail
to
bring him back
to
you.
Put
him
in my care
, and I will
return
him .”
And
Reuben speaketh
unto
his father, saying,
`
My two sons thou
dost
put
to
death,
if I bring him not
in unto
thee;
give
him
into
my hand
, and I --
I
bring
him back
unto
thee;'
But
Jacob
replied
, “
My son will
not go down there
with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone
is left .
If
any
harm
comes
to
him on
your
journey
, you
will
bring
my
gray
hair
down to
Sheol
in sorrow. ”
and
he
saith
, `
My son doth
not go down with you, for his brother `
is '
dead, and he by
himself
is left ;
when
mischief
hath
met
him in
the
way
in
which
ye
go
, then
ye
have
brought
down my
grey
hairs
in sorrow to
sheol
. '
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