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[1]And the famineH7458 was soreH3515 in the landH776.
[2]And it came to pass, when they had eaten upH3615[H8765][H398] H8800the cornH7668 which they had brought outH935 H8689of EgyptH4714, their fatherH1 saidH559 H8799unto them, Go againH7725 , H8798buyH7666 H8798us a littleH4592 foodH400.
[3]And JudahH3063 spakeH559 H8799unto him, sayingH559 , H8800The manH376 did solemnlyH5749 H8687protestH5749 H8689unto us, sayingH559 , H8800Ye shall not seeH7200 H8799my faceH6440, exceptH1115 your brother be with youH251.
[4]If thou wiltH3426 sendH7971 H8764our brotherH251 with us, we will go downH3381 H8799and buyH7666 H8799thee foodH400:
[5]But if thou wilt not sendH7971 H8764him, we will not go downH3381 : H8799for the manH376 saidH559 H8804unto us, Ye shall not seeH7200 H8799my faceH6440, except your brother be with youH251.
[6]And IsraelH3478 saidH559 , H8799Wherefore dealt ye so illH7489 H8689with me, as to tellH5046 H8687the manH376 whether ye had yet a brotherH251?
[7]And they saidH559 , H8799The manH376 askedH7592 H8804us straitlyH7592 H8800of our state, and of our kindredH4138, sayingH559 , H8800Is your fatherH1 yet aliveH2416? have yeH3426 another brotherH251? and we toldH5046 H8686him accordingH5921 to the tenorH6310 of these wordsH1697: could we certainlyH3045 H8800knowH3045 H8799that he would sayH559 , H8799BringH3381 your brotherH251 downH3381?[H8685]
[8]And JudahH3063 saidH559 H8799unto IsraelH3478 his fatherH1, SendH7971 H8798the ladH5288 with me, and we will ariseH6965 H8799and goH3212 ; H8799that we may liveH2421 , H8799and not dieH4191 , H8799both we, and thou, and also our little onesH2945.
[9]I will be suretyH6148 H8799for him; of my handH3027 shalt thou requireH1245 H8762him: ifH518 I bringH935 H8689him notH518 unto thee, and setH3322 H8689him before theeH6440, then let me bear the blameH2398 H8804for everH3117:
[10]For exceptH3884 we had lingeredH4102 , H8701surely now we had returnedH7725 H8804this second timeH6471.
[11]And their fatherH1 IsraelH3478 saidH559 H8799unto them, If it must be so nowH645, doH6213 H8798this; takeH3947 H8798of the best fruitsH2173 in the landH776 in your vesselsH3627, and carry downH3381 H8685the manH376 a presentH4503, a littleH4592 balmH6875, and a littleH4592 honeyH1706, spicesH5219, and myrrhH3910, nutsH992, and almondsH8247:
[12]And takeH3947 H8798doubleH4932 moneyH3701 in your handH3027; and the moneyH3701 that was brought againH7725 H8716in the mouthH6310 of your sacksH572, carry it againH7725 H8686in your handH3027; peradventure it was an oversightH4870:
[13]TakeH3947 H8798also your brotherH251, and ariseH6965 , H8798go againH7725 H8798unto the manH376:
[14]And GodH410 AlmightyH7706 giveH5414 H8799you mercyH7356 beforeH6440 the manH376, that he may send awayH7971 H8765your otherH312 brotherH251, and BenjaminH1144. IfH834 I be bereavedH7921 H8804of my children, I am bereavedH7921.[H8804]
[15]And the menH582 tookH3947 H8799thatH2063 presentH4503, and they tookH3947 H8804doubleH4932 moneyH3701 in their handH3027, and BenjaminH1144; and rose upH6965 , H8799and went downH3381 H8799to EgyptH4714, and stoodH5975 H8799beforeH6440 JosephH3130.
[16]And when JosephH3130 sawH7200 H8799BenjaminH1144 withH854 them, he saidH559 H8799to the ruler of his houseH1004, BringH935 H8685these menH582 homeH1004, and slayH2873[H8800], H2874and make readyH3559 ; H8685for these menH582 shall dineH398 H8799with me at noonH6672.
[17]And the manH376 didH6213 H8799as JosephH3130 badeH559 ; H8804and the manH376 broughtH935 H8686the menH582 into Joseph'sH3130 houseH1004.
[18]And the menH582 were afraidH3372 , H8799because they were broughtH935 H8717into Joseph'sH3130 houseH1004; and they saidH559 , H8799BecauseH1697 of the moneyH3701 that was returnedH7725 H8802in our sacksH572 at the first timeH8462 are we brought inH935 ; H8716that he may seek occasionH1556 H8705against us, and fallH5307 H8692upon us, and takeH3947 H8800us for bondmenH5650, and our assesH2543.
[19]And they came nearH5066 H8799to the stewardH376 of Joseph'sH3130 houseH1004, and they communedH1696 H8762with him at the doorH6607 of the houseH1004,
[20]And saidH559 , H8799OH994 sirH113, we came indeedH3381 H8800downH3381 H8804at the first timeH8462 to buyH7666 H8800foodH400:
[21]And it came to pass, when we cameH935 H8804to the innH4411, that we openedH6605 H8799our sacksH572, and, behold, every man'sH376 moneyH3701 was in the mouthH6310 of his sackH572, our moneyH3701 in full weightH4948: and we have brought it againH7725 H8686in our handH3027.
[22]And otherH312 moneyH3701 have we brought downH3381 H8689in our handsH3027 to buyH7666 H8800foodH400: we cannot tellH3045 H8804who putH7760 H8804our moneyH3701 in our sacksH572.
[23]And he saidH559 , H8799PeaceH7965 be to you, fearH3372 H8799not: your GodH430, and the GodH430 of your fatherH1, hath givenH5414 H8804you treasureH4301 in your sacksH572: I hadH935 H8804your moneyH3701. And he broughtH3318 H8686Simeon out unto themH8095.
[24]And the manH376 broughtH935 H8686the menH582 into Joseph'sH3130 houseH1004, and gaveH5414 H8799them waterH4325, and they washedH7364 H8799their feetH7272; and he gaveH5414 H8799their assesH2543 provenderH4554.
[25]And they made readyH3559 H8686the presentH4503 againstH5704 JosephH3130 cameH935 H8800at noonH6672: for they heardH8085 H8804that they should eatH398 H8799bread thereH3899.
[26]And when JosephH3130 cameH935 H8799homeH1004, they broughtH935 H8686him the presentH4503 which was in their handH3027 into the houseH1004, and bowedH7812 H8691themselves to him to the earthH776.
[27]And he askedH7592 H8799them of their welfareH7965, and saidH559 , H8799Is your fatherH1 wellH7965, the old manH2205 of whom ye spakeH559 ? H8804Is he yet aliveH2416?
[28]And they answeredH559 , H8799Thy servantH5650 our fatherH1 is in good healthH7965, he is yet aliveH2416. And they bowed down their headsH6915 , H8799and made obeisanceH7812.[H8691]
[29]And he lifted upH5375 H8799his eyesH5869, and sawH7200 H8799his brotherH251 BenjaminH1144, his mother'sH517 sonH1121, and saidH559 , H8799Is this your youngerH6996 brotherH251, of whom ye spakeH559 H8804unto me? And he saidH559 , H8799GodH430 be graciousH2603 H8799unto thee, my sonH1121.
[30]And JosephH3130 made hasteH4116 ; H8762for his bowelsH7356 did yearnH3648 H8738upon his brotherH251: and he soughtH1245 H8762where to weepH1058 ; H8800and he enteredH935 H8799into his chamberH2315, and weptH1058 thereH8799.
[31]And he washedH7364 H8799his faceH6440, and went outH3318 , H8799and refrainedH662 H8691himself, and saidH559 , H8799Set onH7760 H8798breadH3899.
[32]And they set onH7760 H8799for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the EgyptiansH4713, which did eatH398 H8802with him, by themselves: because the EgyptiansH4713 mightH3201 H8799not eatH398 H8800breadH3899 with the HebrewsH5680; for that is an abominationH8441 unto the EgyptiansH4714.
[33]And they satH3427 H8799before himH6440, the firstbornH1060 according to his birthrightH1062, and the youngestH6810 according to his youthH6812: and the menH582 marvelledH8539 H8799oneH376 at anotherH7453.
[34]And he tookH5375 H8799and sent messesH4864 unto them from before himH6440: but Benjamin'sH1144 messH4864 was fiveH2568 timesH3027 so much asH7235 H8799any of theirs. And they drankH8354 , H8799and were merryH7937 with himH8799.
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