The Latter Days - Genesis Chapter 43

Gen 43:1 And the famine [07458] was sore [03515] in the land [0776].
Gen 43:2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up [03615] (8765) [0398] (8800) the corn [07668] which they had brought out [0935] (8689) of Egypt [04714], their father [01] said [0559] (8799) unto them, Go again [07725] (8798), buy [07666] (8798) us a little [04592] food [0400].
Gen 43:3 And Judah [03063] spake [0559] (8799) unto him, saying [0559] (8800), The man [0376] did solemnly [05749] (8687) protest [05749] (8689) unto us, saying [0559] (8800), Ye shall not see [07200] (8799) my face [06440], except [01115] your brother [0251] [be] with you.
Gen 43:4 If thou wilt [03426] send [07971] (8764) our brother [0251] with us, we will go down [03381] (8799) and buy [07666] (8799) thee food [0400]:
Gen 43:5 But if thou wilt not send [07971] (8764) [him], we will not go down [03381] (8799): for the man [0376] said [0559] (8804) unto us, Ye shall not see [07200] (8799) my face [06440], except your brother [0251] [be] with you.
Gen 43:6 And Israel [03478] said [0559] (8799), Wherefore dealt ye [so] ill [07489] (8689) with me, [as] to tell [05046] (8687) the man [0376] whether ye had yet a brother [0251]?
Gen 43:7 And they said [0559] (8799), The man [0376] asked [07592] (8804) us straitly [07592] (8800) of our state, and of our kindred [04138], saying [0559] (8800), is your father [01] yet alive [02416]? have ye [03426] [another] brother [0251]? and we told [05046] (8686) him according [05921] to the tenor [06310] of these words [01697]: could we certainly [03045] (8800) know [03045] (8799) that he would say [0559] (8799), Bring [03381] [00] your brother [0251] down [03381] (8685)?
Gen 43:8 And Judah [03063] said [0559] (8799) unto Israel [03478] his father [01], Send [07971] (8798) the lad [05288] with me, and we will arise [06965] (8799) and go [03212] (8799); that we may live [02421] (8799), and not die [04191] (8799), both we, and thou, and also our little ones [02945].
Gen 43:9 I will be surety [06148] (8799) for him; of my hand [03027] shalt thou require [01245] (8762) him: if [0518] [00] I bring [0935] (8689) him not [0518] unto thee, and set [03322] (8689) him before thee [06440], then let me bear the blame [02398] (8804) for ever [03117]:
Gen 43:10 For except [03884] we had lingered [04102] (8701), surely now we had returned [07725] (8804) this second time [06471].
Gen 43:11 And their father [01] Israel [03478] said [0559] (8799) unto them, If [it must be] so now [0645], do [06213] (8798) this; take [03947] (8798) of the best fruits [02173] in the land [0776] in your vessels [03627], and carry down [03381] (8685) the man [0376] a present [04503], a little [04592] balm [06875], and a little [04592] honey [01706], spices [05219], and myrrh [03910], nuts [0992], and almonds [08247]:
Gen 43:12 And take [03947] (8798) double [04932] money [03701] in your hand [03027]; and the money [03701] that was brought again [07725] (8716) in the mouth [06310] of your sacks [0572], carry [it] again [07725] (8686) in your hand [03027]; peradventure it was an oversight [04870]:
Gen 43:13 Take [03947] (8798) also your brother [0251], and arise [06965] (8798), go again [07725] (8798) unto the man [0376]:
Gen 43:14 And God [0410] Almighty [07706] give [05414] (8799) you mercy [07356] before [06440] the man [0376], that he may send away [07971] (8765) your other [0312] brother [0251], and Benjamin [01144]. If [0834] I be bereaved [07921] (8804) [of my children], I am bereaved [07921] (8804).
Gen 43:15 And the men [0582] took [03947] (8799) that [02063] present [04503], and they took [03947] (8804) double [04932] money [03701] in their hand [03027], and Benjamin [01144]; and rose up [06965] (8799), and went down [03381] (8799) to Egypt [04714], and stood [05975] (8799) before [06440] Joseph [03130].
Gen 43:16 And when Joseph [03130] saw [07200] (8799) Benjamin [01144] with [0854] them, he said [0559] (8799) to the ruler of his house [01004], Bring [0935] (8685) [these] men [0582] home [01004], and slay [02873] (8800) [02874], and make ready [03559] (8685); for [these] men [0582] shall dine [0398] (8799) with me at noon [06672].
Gen 43:17 And the man [0376] did [06213] (8799) as Joseph [03130] bade [0559] (8804); and the man [0376] brought [0935] (8686) the men [0582] into Joseph's [03130] house [01004].
Gen 43:18 And the men [0582] were afraid [03372] (8799), because they were brought [0935] (8717) into Joseph's [03130] house [01004]; and they said [0559] (8799), Because [01697] of the money [03701] that was returned [07725] (8802) in our sacks [0572] at the first time [08462] are we brought in [0935] (8716); that he may seek occasion [01556] (8705) against us, and fall [05307] (8692) upon us, and take [03947] (8800) us for bondmen [05650], and our asses [02543].
Gen 43:19 And they came near [05066] (8799) to the steward [0376] of Joseph's [03130] house [01004], and they communed [01696] (8762) with him at the door [06607] of the house [01004],
Gen 43:20 And said [0559] (8799), O [0994] sir [0113], we came indeed [03381] (8800) down [03381] (8804) at the first time [08462] to buy [07666] (8800) food [0400]:
Gen 43:21 And it came to pass, when we came [0935] (8804) to the inn [04411], that we opened [06605] (8799) our sacks [0572], and, behold, [every] man's [0376] money [03701] was in the mouth [06310] of his sack [0572], our money [03701] in full weight [04948]: and we have brought it again [07725] (8686) in our hand [03027].
Gen 43:22 And other [0312] money [03701] have we brought down [03381] (8689) in our hands [03027] to buy [07666] (8800) food [0400]: we cannot tell [03045] (8804) who put [07760] (8804) our money [03701] in our sacks [0572].
Gen 43:23 And he said [0559] (8799), Peace [07965] [be] to you, fear [03372] (8799) not: your God [0430], and the God [0430] of your father [01], hath given [05414] (8804) you treasure [04301] in your sacks [0572]: I had [0935] (8804) your money [03701]. And he brought [03318] (8686) Simeon [08095] out unto them.
Gen 43:24 And the man [0376] brought [0935] (8686) the men [0582] into Joseph's [03130] house [01004], and gave [05414] (8799) them water [04325], and they washed [07364] (8799) their feet [07272]; and he gave [05414] (8799) their asses [02543] provender [04554].
Gen 43:25 And they made ready [03559] (8686) the present [04503] against [05704] Joseph [03130] came [0935] (8800) at noon [06672]: for they heard [08085] (8804) that they should eat [0398] (8799) bread [03899] there.
Gen 43:26 And when Joseph [03130] came [0935] (8799) home [01004], they brought [0935] (8686) him the present [04503] which was in their hand [03027] into the house [01004], and bowed [07812] (8691) themselves to him to the earth [0776].
Gen 43:27 And he asked [07592] (8799) them of [their] welfare [07965], and said [0559] (8799), is your father [01] well [07965], the old man [02205] of whom ye spake [0559] (8804)? is he yet alive [02416]?
Gen 43:28 And they answered [0559] (8799), Thy servant [05650] our father [01] is in good health [07965], he is yet alive [02416]. And they bowed down their heads [06915] (8799), and made obeisance [07812] (8691).
Gen 43:29 And he lifted up [05375] (8799) his eyes [05869], and saw [07200] (8799) his brother [0251] Benjamin [01144], his mother's [0517] son [01121], and said [0559] (8799), is this your younger [06996] brother [0251], of whom ye spake [0559] (8804) unto me? And he said [0559] (8799), God [0430] be gracious [02603] (8799) unto thee, my son [01121].
Gen 43:30 And Joseph [03130] made haste [04116] (8762); for his bowels [07356] did yearn [03648] (8738) upon his brother [0251]: and he sought [01245] (8762) [where] to weep [01058] (8800); and he entered [0935] (8799) into [his] chamber [02315], and wept [01058] (8799) there.
Gen 43:31 And he washed [07364] (8799) his face [06440], and went out [03318] (8799), and refrained [0662] (8691) himself, and said [0559] (8799), Set on [07760] (8798) bread [03899].
Gen 43:32 And they set on [07760] (8799) for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians [04713], which did eat [0398] (8802) with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians [04713] might [03201] (8799) not eat [0398] (8800) bread [03899] with the Hebrews [05680]; for that is an abomination [08441] unto the Egyptians [04714].
Gen 43:33 And they sat [03427] (8799) before him [06440], the firstborn [01060] according to his birthright [01062], and the youngest [06810] according to his youth [06812]: and the men [0582] marvelled [08539] (8799) one [0376] at another [07453].
Gen 43:34 And he took [05375] (8799) [and sent] messes [04864] unto them from before him [06440]: but Benjamin's [01144] mess [04864] was five [02568] times [03027] so much as [07235] (8799) any of theirs. And they drank [08354] (8799), and were merry [07937] (8799) with him.

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