Now the famine was still severe in the land.
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- So when - (Jacob’s sons) had eaten all ... the grain - they had brought from Egypt , their father said to them , “ Go back and buy a little more food. ”
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But Judah ... replied ... , “ The man ... solemnly warned ... ‘ You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you. ’
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If ... you will send - our brother with us , we will go down and buy food
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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. ’”
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“ Why did you bring this trouble Israel asked. “ Why did you tell the man you had another brother ? ”
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They replied , “ The man questioned in detail about ourselves and our family : ‘ Is your father still alive ? Do you have another brother ? ’ And we answered accordingly .... ... ... How could we possibly know ... that he would say , ‘ Bring - your brother here ’? ”
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And Judah said to his father Israel , “ Send the boy with me , vvv and we will go at once , so that we may live and not die — ... neither we , ... nor you , ... nor our children.
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I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back - and set him before you , bear the guilt before you all my life ....
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If we had not ... delayed , ... we could have come and gone ... twice by now. ”
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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.
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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.
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- Take your brother as well , and return to the man at once.
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May God Almighty grant mercy before the man , that he may release - other - brother along with Benjamin. As for me , if I am bereaved , I am bereaved. ”
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So the men - took these gifts , along with double the amount of silver ... ... , and Benjamin as well. vvv Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
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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. ”
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The man did as Joseph had commanded and took (the brothers) - - to Joseph’s house.
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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. ”
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So they approached Joseph’s steward - - ... and spoke to him ... at the entrance to the house.
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“ Please , sir , ” they said , “ we really did come down ... here the first time to buy food.
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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.
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We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks. ”
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“ It is fine said the steward. “ Do not be afraid. Your God , the God of your father , gave the treasure (that was) in your sacks. I received ... your silver. ” Then he brought Simeon out to them -.
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And the (steward) - took the men into Joseph’s house , gave them water to wash their feet , and provided food for their donkeys.
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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.
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When Joseph came home , they presented him with the gifts - they had brought ... , and they bowed to the ground before him.
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He asked if they were well , and then he asked , “ vvv How is your elderly father - you told (me about) ? Is he still alive ? ”
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“ Your servant our father is well , ” they answered. “ He is still alive. ” And they bowed down to honor him.
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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. ”
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Joseph hurried out because he was moved ... to tears ... for his brother , and he went to a private room to weep ....
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Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure , he said , “ Serve the meal. ”
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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.
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They were seated before (Joseph) in order by age , ... from the firstborn to the youngest , and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
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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).
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