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| [1]Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? |
[1]Then Jacob saw that there was food in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why gaze ye one upon another? |
| [2]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. |
[2]And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is food in Egypt, Get you down thither, and buy us food thence, that we may live and not die. |
| [3]And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. |
[3]So went Joseph's ten brethren down to buy corn of the Egyptians. |
| [4]But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. |
[4]But Benjamin Joseph's brother would not Jacob send with his brethren: for he said, Lest death should befall him. |
| [5]And the sons of Israel came to buy [corn] among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. |
[5]And the sons of Israel came to buy food among them that came: for there was famine in the land of Canaan. |
| [6]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. |
[6]Now Joseph was governor of the land, who sold to all the people of the land: then Joseph's brethren came, and bowed their face to the ground before him. |
| [7]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. |
[7]And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and made himself strange toward them, and spake to them roughly, and said unto them, Whence come ye? Who answered, Out of the land of Canaan, to buy victuals. |
| [8]And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. |
[8](Now Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. |
| [9]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. |
[9]And Joseph remembered the dreams, which he dreamed of them) and he said unto them, Ye are spies, and are come to see the weakness of the land. |
| [10]And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. |
[10]But they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy victual thy servants are come. |
| [11]We [are] all one man's sons; we [are] true [men], thy servants are no spies. |
[11]We are all one man's sons: we mean truly, and thy servants are no spies. |
| [12]And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. |
[12]But he said unto them, Nay, but ye are come to see the weakness of the land. |
| [13]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. |
[13]And they said, We 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. |
| [14]And Joseph said unto them, That [is it] that I spake unto you, saying, Ye [are] spies: |
[14]Again Joseph said unto them, This is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies. |
| [15]Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. |
[15]Hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go hence, except your youngest brother come hither. |
| [16]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 they are saying: not he is able our younger brother to forsake his father, because if he will forsake his father he will die. |
[16]Send one of you which may fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh ye are but spies. |
| [17]And he put them all together into ward three days. |
[17]So he put them in ward three days. |
| [18]And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; [for] I fear God: |
[18]Then Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live: for I fear God. |
| [19]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: |
[19]If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison house, and go ye, carry food for the famine of your houses: |
| [20]But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. |
[20]But bring your younger brother unto me, that your words may be tried, and that ye die not: and they did so. |
| [21]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 all this distress come upon us. |
[21]And they said one to another, We have verily sinned against our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear him: therefore is this trouble come upon us. |
| [22]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. |
[22]And Reuben answered them, saying, Warned I not you, saying, Sin not against the child, and ye would not hear? and lo, his blood is now required. |
| [23]And they knew not that Joseph understood [them]; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. |
[23](And they were not aware that Joseph understood them: for he spake unto them by an interpreter.) |
| [24]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. |
[24]Then he turned from them, and wept, and turned to them again, and communed with them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. |
| [25]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. |
[25]So Joseph commanded that they should fill their sacks with wheat, and put every man's money again in his sack, and give them victual for the journey: and thus did he unto them. |
| [26]And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. |
[26]And they laid their victual upon their asses, and departed thence. |
| [27]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. |
[27]And as one of them opened his sack for to give his ass provender in the inn, he spied his money: for lo, it was in his sack's mouth. |
| [28]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? |
[28]Then he said unto his brethren, My money is restored: for lo, it is even in my sack. And their heart failed them, and they were astonished, and said one to another, What is this, that God hath done unto us? |
| [29]And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying |
[29]And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying, |
| [30]The man, [who is] the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. |
[30]man, who is Lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and put us in prison as spies of the country. |
| [31]And we said unto him, We [are] true [men]; we are no spies: |
[31]And we said unto him, We are true men, and are no spies. |
| [32]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. |
[32]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. |
| [33]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: |
[33]Then the Lord of the country said unto us, Hereby shall I know if ye be true men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take food for the famine of your houses and depart, |
| [34]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. |
[34]And bring your youngest brother unto me, that I may know that ye are no spies, but true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall occupy in the land. |
| [35]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. |
[35]And as they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw the bundles of their money, they were afraid. |
| [36]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. |
[36]Then Jacob their father said to them, Ye have robbed me of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin: all these things are against me. |
| [37]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. |
[37]Then Reuben answered his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee again: deliver him to mine hand, and I will bring him to thee again. |
| [38]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. |
[38]But he said, My son shall not go down with you: for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if death come unto him by the way, which ye go, then ye shall bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave. |