Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
the famine was
still
severe in the land .
And
the famine `is'
severe in the land ;
So
when Jacob’s
sons
had
eaten
all
the grain
they had
brought from Egypt, their father said
to
them, “Go
back and
buy us a little more
food. ”
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
when they
have
finished
eating
the corn
which
they brought from Egypt, that
their father saith
unto
them, `Turn
back ,
buy for
us a little food. '
But
Judah replied
, “
The man solemnly
warned
us, ‘You
will
not see my face again
unless
your brother is
with you .’
And
Judah speaketh
unto
him
, saying,
`
The man protesting
protested
to
us, saying,
Ye
do
not see my face without
your brother `being'
with you ;
If you
will
send
our brother with us, we will
go down and buy food
for you.
if thou
art
sending
our brother with us, we go down ,
and buy for thee
food,
But
if you
will
not send
him,
we will
not go ;
for the man told
us, ‘You
will
not see my face again
unless
your brother is
with you. ’”
and
if thou
art
not sending
--
we do
not go down,
for the man said
unto
us, Ye
do
not see my face without
your brother `being'
with you. '
“Why
did
you
bring
this
trouble
upon
me?”
Israel asked.
“
Why did you
tell
the man you
had another
brother? ”
And
Israel saith,
`
Why did ye
evil
to
me,
by
declaring
to
the man that
ye
had yet
a
brother? '
They replied
, “
The man questioned
us in
detail
about
ourselves
and our family:
‘
Is your father still
alive? Do
you
have another
brother? ’
And we answered
him accordingly.
How
could
we possibly
know that he would
say, ‘
Bring your brother here’
? ”
and
they say
, `
The man asked
diligently
concerning
us ,
and concerning
our kindred,
saying,
Is your father yet
alive? have ye
a
brother? and we declare
to
him according
to
the
tenor
of
these
things;
do
we certainly
know that he will
say, Bring down
your brother? '
And Judah said
to
his father Israel
, “
Send the boy
with me, and we will
go at
once
, so
that
we
may
live and not die —neither
we, nor
you
, nor
our children
.
And Judah saith
unto
Israel
his father, `
Send the youth
with me, and we arise,
and
go, and
live ,
and do
not die ,
both
we, and
thou
, and
our infants
.
I will
guarantee
his
safety.
You
may
hold
me
personally
responsible.
If I do
not bring
him back
and set him before you,
then may
I bear
the
guilt
before
you
all my
life.
I --
I
am
surety
`for'
him,
from
my
hand
thou
dost
require
him;
if I have
not brought
him in
unto
thee,
and set him before thee
--
then I have
sinned
against
thee
all the
days;
If we had not delayed
, we
could
have
come
and
gone
twice
by
now. ”
for
if we had not lingered
, surely
now we
had
returned
these
two
times
. '
Then
their father Israel
said
to
them, “
If it
must
be
so, then
do
this: Put
some
of the best
products
of the land in your packs
and carry
them
down as
a
gift
for
the man —
a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios
and almonds .
And
Israel
their father saith
unto
them, `
If so, now,
this do
: take
of the praised
thing
of the land in your vessels,
and take
down to
the man a present,
a
little balm ,
and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts
and almonds ;
Take
double the
silver
with
you
so
that
you
may
return
the silver
that
was
put
back into
the mouths
of your sacks.
Perhaps
it was
a
mistake
.
and
double money
take
in
your
hand,
even
the money
which
is
brought
back in
the mouth
of your bags,
ye
take
back
in
your
hand,
it may
be
it
`is'
an
oversight
.
Take your brother as
well
, and return
to
the man at
once.
`And
take your brother, and rise,
turn
back
unto
the man ;
May
God Almighty grant
you mercy
before the man, that he may
release
your other brother along
with
Benjamin .
As
for
me
, if
I am bereaved ,
I am bereaved. ”
and
God Almighty give
to
you mercies
before the man, so
that he hath
sent
to
you
your other brother and
Benjamin ;
and
I
, when
I am bereaved --
I am bereaved. '
So
the men took
these
gifts
, along
with
double the
amount
of
silver
, and Benjamin as
well.
Then
they hurried
down to Egypt and stood
before Joseph .
And
the men take
this
present
, double money
also
they
have
taken
in
their
hand
, and Benjamin ;
and
they rise,
and
go
down to Egypt ,
and stand
before Joseph ;
When
Joseph saw
Benjamin with his
brothers
, he
said
to the
steward
of
his house, “Take
these
men to
my
house .
Slaughter an animal and prepare
it
, for they
shall
dine
with me at noon. ”
and
Joseph seeth
Benjamin with them
, and
saith
to him
who
`is'
over
his house, `Bring
the
men into
the
house ,
and
slaughter an animal ,
and make
ready
, for with me do
the
men
eat
at noon. '
The man did
as Joseph had
commanded
and took
the brothers
to
Joseph’s
house .
And
the man doth
as Joseph hath
said,
and the man
bringeth
in
the
men
into
the
house of
Joseph,
But
the brothers
were
frightened
that
they had
been
taken
to
Joseph’s
house.
“We
have been brought here
because
of the silver
that
was returned
in our bags the first
time
, ”
they
said.
“They
intend
to overpower
us and take us as
slaves,
along
with
our donkeys
. ”
and
the men
are
afraid
because
they have been brought into
the
house
of Joseph,
and
they
say,
`For
the matter
of
the
money
which
was put
back
in our bags at
the commencement
are
we
brought
in
--
to
roll
himself
upon
us
, and
to throw
himself
on
us ,
and to
take us for
servants
--
our asses
also
. '
So
they approached
Joseph’s
steward
and spoke
to
him at the entrance
to
the house .
And
they come
nigh
unto
the
man
who
`is'
over
the
house
of
Joseph,
and speak
unto
him at the opening
of
the house ,
“Please
, sir
, ”
they
said
, “
we really did
come down here
the first
time
to buy food .
and
say
, `O
, my
lord
, we really come down at
the commencement
to buy food ;
But
when we came
to
the place we
lodged
for
the
night
, we
opened
our
sacks
and, behold
, each of
us
found
his
silver
in the mouth of his sack!
It
was
the
full
amount
of
our silver
, and we have
brought
it back with
us.
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
when we have
come
in
unto
the lodging-
place, and open
our
bags
, that
lo
, each one's
money
`is'
in the mouth of his bag,
our money
in
its
weight
, and we bring
it back in
our
hand;
We
have brought additional
silver
with
us
to buy food .
We do
not know
who put our silver
in our sacks
. ”
and
other
money
have we
brought down
in
our
hand
to buy food ;
we have
not known
who put our money
in our bags
. '
“It
is
fine
, ”
said
the
steward.
“Do
not be
afraid.
Your God ,
the God of your father ,
gave
you the
treasure that
was
in your sacks.
I
received
your silver.”
Then
he brought
Simeon
out to
them.
And
he
saith
, `Peace
to
you,
fear
not :
your God and
the God of your father hath
given
to
you hidden
treasure in your bags,
your money
came
unto
me;'
and
he bringeth
out Simeon
unto
them.
And the steward
took
the men into Joseph’s
house, gave
them
water to
wash their feet ,
and provided
food
for their donkeys.
And the man
bringeth
in
the men into Joseph's
house, and
giveth
water ,
and
they
wash their feet ;
and he
giveth
provender
for their asses,
Since
the brothers
had
been
told
that
they were
going
to
eat
a
meal
there ,
they prepared
their
gift
for
Joseph’s
arrival
at
noon
.
and
they
prepare
the present
until
the
coming
of
Joseph
at
noon,
for
they have
heard
that
there they do
eat
bread
.
When
Joseph came
home
, they presented
him with
the gifts
they
had
brought
, and they
bowed
to the
ground
before
him .
And
Joseph cometh
into
the
house
, and
they bring
to
him the present
which
`is'
in
their
hand
, into
the
house,
and bow
themselves
to him ,
to
the
earth;
He asked
if
they
were
well
, and then
he
asked
, “How
is your elderly
father you
told
me
about
? Is he still
alive? ”
and
he asketh
of
them
of
peace
, and saith
, `
Is your father well
? the
aged
man
of
whom
ye
have
spoken,
is he yet
alive? '
“Your
servant our father is well, ”
they
answered.
“
He is still
alive .”
And they bowed
down
to
honor
him
.
and
they
say,
`Thy
servant our father `
is '
well, he is yet
alive ;'
and they bow,
and
do
obeisance
.
When
Joseph
looked
up and saw
his brother Benjamin
, his own
mother’s
son, he
asked
, “
Is this your youngest
brother, the
one
you
told
me about
? ”
Then
he declared
, “May
God be
gracious
to
you
, my son. ”
And
he
lifteth
up his
eyes,
and seeth
Benjamin
his brother, his mother's
son, and
saith
, `
Is this your young
brother, of
whom
ye
have
spoken
unto
me? '
and
he saith
, `
God favour
thee
, my son. '
Joseph hurried
out
because
he
was
moved to
tears
for his brother, and he went
to
a
private
room
to weep .
And
Joseph hasteth,
for
his
bowels
have
been
moved for his brother, and he seeketh
to weep ,
and
entereth
the
inner
chamber,
and
weepeth
there;
Then
he washed
his face and came
back
out .
Regaining
his
composure
, he
said
, “Serve
the
meal
. ”
and
he washeth
his face ,
and goeth
out, and
refraineth
himself
, and
saith,
`Place
bread
. '
They separately
served
Joseph
, his
brothers
, and the Egyptians .
They
ate
separately
because
the Egyptians would
not
eat with the Hebrews, since
that
was
detestable
to them
.
And
they place
for
him
by
himself
, and
for
them
by
themselves
, and for
the Egyptians who
are
eating
with
him
by
themselves:
for
the Egyptians are
unable
to
eat bread
with the Hebrews, for
it
`is'
an
abomination
to the
Egyptians
.
They were
seated
before Joseph
in
order
by
age
, from
the firstborn
to the youngest
, and the men looked
at
one another in
astonishment.
And
they sit
before him
, the first-born
according
to his
birthright,
and
the young
one
according
to
his
youth
, and the men wonder
one at
another ;
When
the
portions
were
served
to
them
from Joseph’s
table
, Benjamin’s
portion
was
five times
larger
than any
of
the others.
So
they
feasted
and drank
freely
with Joseph
.
and
he
lifteth
up
gifts
from before
him
unto
them
, and
the
gift
of
Benjamin
is
five hands
more
than the gifts
of
all
of
them;
and they
drink,
yea,
they
drink
abundantly
with him
.
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