[1] \43:2\And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up,
their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food. [2] \43:3\And
Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come
before me again without your brother. [3] \43:4\If you will let our brother
go with us, we will go down and get food: [4] \43:5\But if you will not
send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come
before me if your brother is not with you. [5] \43:6\And Israel said, Why
were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother? [6]
\43:7\And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about
ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you
another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any
idea that he would say, Come back with your brother? [7] \43:8\Then Judah
said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and
going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.
[8] \43:9\Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not
give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever. [9]
\43:10\Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back
again by now. [10] \43:11\Then their father Israel said to them, If it has
to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels
to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts: [11] \43:12\And
take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money
which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error; [12] \43:13\And
take your brother and go back to the man: [13] \43:14\And may God, the
Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back
your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me;
there is no help for it. [14] \43:15\So they took what their father said
for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went
on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph. [15] \43:16\And when
Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my
house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle
of the day. [16] \43:17\And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the
men into Joseph's house. [17] \43:18\Now the men were full of fear because
they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the
money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for
something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our
asses for his use. [18] \43:19\So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at
the door of the house, [19] \43:20\And said, O my lord, we only came down
the first time to get food; [20] \43:21\And when we came to our night's
resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the
mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to
give it back; [21] \43:22\As well as more money, with which to get food: we
have no idea who put our money in our bags. [22] \43:23\Then the servant
said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your
father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let
Simeon come out to them. [23] \43:24\And the servant took them into
Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave
their asses food. [24] \43:25\And they got ready the things for Joseph
before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that
they were to have a meal there. [25] \43:26\And when Joseph came in, they
gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth
before him. [26] \43:27\And he said, How are you? is your father well, the
old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living? [27] \43:28\And
they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they
went down on their faces before him. [28] \43:29\Then, lifting up his eyes,
he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your
youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you,
my son. [29] \43:30\Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he
went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping. [30]
\43:31\Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his
feelings said, Put food before us. [31] \43:32\And they put a meal ready
for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who
were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with
the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean. [32] \43:33\And they were
all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the
youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder. [33]
\43:34\And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times
as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with
him.