CHAP. XLII. Their distress and return. me to buy corn. them provision for the way: 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. 28 And he said unto his bre 14 And Joseph said unto them, this distress come upon us. thren, My money is restored cob their father unto the land But bring your youngest are true men; we are no spies: his blood is required. from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. 36 And Jacob their father said Wan unto them, Me have ye bereav 25 Then Joseph command- ed of my children: Joseph is el to fill their sacks with corn, not, and Simeon is not, and ye and to restore every man's mo- will take Benjamin away: all ney into his sack, and to give these things are against me. Jacob is persuaded GENESIS. 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. to send Benjamin. 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 a little balm, and a little honey, carry down the man a present, 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 123 Jo ought ise. fraid, into said, at was e first at he st us, ke us xx to the and CHAP. XLIV. his brethren. into his chamber, and wept there. and went out, and refrained 31 And he washed his face, himself, and said, Set on bread. himself, and for them by them32 And they set on for him by selves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with bomination unto the Egyptians. the Hebrews; for that is an a Jurph feath into them. 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 the firstborn according to his messes unto them from before 1 Joseph's policy to stay his brethren. A steward of his house, say to the house, and bowed cup, in the sack's mouth of the 2 And put my cup, the silver themselves to him to the earth. youngest, and his corn money. welfare, and said, Is your fa- word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. ther well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? And they answered, Thy Servant our father is in good 4 And when they were gone health, he is yet alive. And out of the city, and not yet far they bowed down their heads, off, Joseph said unto his stewand made obeisance. And he lifted up his eyes, and when thou dost overtake ard, Up, follow after the men; his mother's son, and said, Is fore have ye rewarded evil for this your younger brother, of good? whom ye spake unto me? And thee, my son. he said, God be gracious unto lord drinketh, and whereby in 5 Is not this it in which my And Joseph made haste; evil in so doing. for his bowels did yern upon deed he divineth? ye have done his brother: and he sought and he spake unto them these where to weep; and he entered same words. 6 And he overtook them, Joseph stayeth his brethren. GENESIS. Judah's humble supplication. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold? 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless. 11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a lit tle one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mo ther, and his father loveth him. 14¶ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye havé done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? 16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak ? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I'may set mine eyes upon him. 17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. 26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life; 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy 123 and the we d Jp maketh himself known, CHAP. XLV. and sendeth for his father. servants shall bring down the may hairs of thy servant our ther with sorrow to the grave. For thy servant became Surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I set the evil that shall come on my father. CHAP. XLV. 8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. Jah maketh himself known to his Grondence. 9 He sendeth for 5 He comforteth them in as father. 16 Pharaoh confirmeth Jeeph furnisheth them for their journey, and exhorteth them d. 25 Jacob is revived trith the news. father, and say unto him, Thus 9 Haste ye, and go up to my saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: 10 And thou shalt dwell in shalt be near unto me, thou, the land of Goshen, and thou dren's children, and thy flocks, and thy children, and thy chiland thy herds, and all that thou hast: 11 And there will I nourish years of famine; lest thou, and thee; for yet there are five thy houshold, and all that thou THE to his brethren. and the eyes of my brother Ben12 And, behold, your eyes see, jamin, that it is my mouth that And he wept aloud: and the of all my glory in Egypt, and 13 And ye shall tell my father Egyptians and the house of of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down Pharaoh heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his my father hither. brethren, I am Joseph; doth My father yet live? And his ther Benjamin's neck, and bretiren could not answer him; wept; and Benjamin wept upfer they were troubled at his on his neck. 14 And he fell upon his bro presence. 4And Joseph said unto his brethren, and wept upon them; brethren, Come near to me, I and after that his brethren talkpay you. And they came near. ed with him. 15 Moreover he kissed all his And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into E- was heard in Pharaoh's house, 16 And the fame thereof el, nor angry with yourselves, well, and his servants. Now therefore be not griev- come: and it pleased Pharaoh saying, Joseph's brethren are that ye ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to seph, Say unto thy brethren, 17 And Pharaoh said unto Jo preserve life. fine been in the land: and of Canaan; For these two years hath the and go, get you unto the land This do ye; lade your beasts, yet there are five years, in the 65 18 And take your father and |