43:1 Now
the
famine
was
severe
in
the
land.
43:2 And
when
they
had
eaten
the
grain
that
they
had
brought
from
Egypt,
their
father
said
to
them,
"Go
again,
buy
us
a
little
food."
43:3 But
Judah
said
to
him,
"The
man
solemnly
warned
us,
saying,
'You
shall
not
see
my
face
unless
your
brother
is
with
you.'
43:4 If
you
will
send
our
brother
with
us,
we
will
go
down
and
buy
you
food.
43:5 But
if
you
will
not
send
him,
we
will
not
go
down,
for
the
man
said
to
us,
'You
shall
not
see
my
face,
unless
your
brother
is
with
you.'"
43:6 Israel
said,
"Why
did
you
treat
me
so
badly
as
to
tell
the
man
that
you
had
another
brother"
43:7 They
replied,
"The
man
questioned
us
carefully
about
ourselves
and
our
kindred,
saying,
'Is
your
father
still
alive
Do
you
have
another
brother'
What
we
told
him
was
in
answer
to
these
questions.
Could
we
in
any
way
know
that
he
would
say,
'Bring
your
brother
down'"
43:8 And
Judah
said
to
Israel
his
father,
"Send
the
boy
with
me,
and
we
will
arise
and
go,
that
we
may
live
and
not
die,
both
we
and
you
and
also
our
little
ones.
43:9 I
will
be
a
pledge
of
his
safety.
From
my
hand
you
shall
require
him.
If
I
do
not
bring
him
back
to
you
and
set
him
before
you,
then
let
me
bear
the
blame
forever.
43:10 If
we
had
not
delayed,
we
would
now
have
returned
twice."
43:11 Then
their
father
Israel
said
to
them,
"If
it
must
be
so,
then
do
this:
take
some
of
the
choice
fruits
of
the
land
in
your
bags,
and
carry
a
present
down
to
the
man,
a
little
balm
and
a
little
honey,
gum,
myrrh,
pistachio
nuts,
and
almonds.
43:12 Take
double
the
money
with
you.
Carry
back
with
you
the
money
that
was
returned
in
the
mouth
of
your
sacks.
Perhaps
it
was
an
oversight.
43:13 Take
also
your
brother,
and
arise,
go
again
to
the
man.
43:14 May
God
Almighty
grant
you
mercy
before
the
man,
and
may
he
send
back
your
other
brother
and
Benjamin.
And
as
for
me,
if
I
am
bereaved
of
my
children,
I
am
bereaved."
43:15 So
the
men
took
this
present,
and
they
took
double
the
money
with
them,
and
Benjamin.
They
arose
and
went
down
to
Egypt
and
stood
before
Joseph.
43:16 When
Joseph
saw
Benjamin
with
them,
he
said
to
the
steward
of
his
house,
"Bring
the
men
into
the
house,
and
slaughter
an
animal
and
make
ready,
for
the
men
are
to
dine
with
me
at
noon."
43:17 The
man
did
as
Joseph
told
him
and
brought
the
men
to
Joseph's
house.
43:18 And
the
men
were
afraid
because
they
were
brought
to
Joseph's
house,
and
they
said,
"It
is
because
of
the
money,
which
was
replaced
in
our
sacks
the
first
time,
that
we
are
brought
in,
so
that
he
may
assault
us
and
fall
upon
us
to
make
us
servants
and
seize
our
donkeys."
43:19 So
they
went
up
to
the
steward
of
Joseph's
house
and
spoke
with
him
at
the
door
of
the
house,
43:20 and
said,
"Oh,
my
lord,
we
came
down
the
first
time
to
buy
food.
43:21 And
when
we
came
to
the
lodging
place
we
opened
our
sacks,
and
there
was
each
man's
money
in
the
mouth
of
his
sack,
our
money
in
full
weight.
So
we
have
brought
it
again
with
us,
43:22 and
we
have
brought
other
money
down
with
us
to
buy
food.
We
do
not
know
who
put
our
money
in
our
sacks."
43:23 He
replied,
"Peace
to
you,
do
not
be
afraid.
Your
God
and
the
God
of
your
father
has
put
treasure
in
your
sacks
for
you.
I
received
your
money."
Then
he
brought
Simeon
out
to
them.
43:24 And
when
the
man
had
brought
the
men
into
Joseph's
house
and
given
them
water,
and
they
had
washed
their
feet,
and
when
he
had
given
their
donkeys
fodder,
43:25 they
prepared
the
present
for
Joseph's
coming
at
noon,
for
they
heard
that
they
should
eat
bread
there.
43:26 When
Joseph
came
home,
they
brought
into
the
house
to
him
the
present
that
they
had
with
them
and
bowed
down
to
him
to
the
ground.
43:27 And
he
inquired
about
their
welfare
and
said,
"Is
your
father
well,
the
old
man
of
whom
you
spoke
Is
he
still
alive"
43:28 They
said,
"Your
servant
our
father
is
well;
he
is
still
alive."
And
they
bowed
their
heads
and
prostrated
themselves.
43:29 And
he
lifted
up
his
eyes
and
saw
his
brother
Benjamin,
his
mother's
son,
and
said,
"Is
this
your
youngest
brother,
of
whom
you
spoke
to
me
God
be
gracious
to
you,
my
son!"
43:30 Then
Joseph
hurried
out,
for
his
compassion
grew
warm
for
his
brother,
and
he
sought
a
place
to
weep.
And
he
entered
his
chamber
and
wept
there.
43:31 Then
he
washed
his
face
and
came
out.
And
controlling
himself
he
said,
"Serve
the
food."
43:32 They
served
him
by
himself,
and
them
by
themselves,
and
the
Egyptians
who
ate
with
him
by
themselves,
because
the
Egyptians
could
not
eat
with
the
Hebrews,
for
that
is
an
abomination
to
the
Egyptians.
43:33 And
they
sat
before
him,
the
firstborn
according
to
his
birthright
and
the
youngest
according
to
his
youth.
And
the
men
looked
at
one
another
in
amazement.
43:34 Portions
were
taken
to
them
from
Joseph's
table,
but
Benjamin's
portion
was
five
times
as
much
as
any
of
theirs.
And
they
drank
and
were
merry
with
him.