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Genesis 42

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1 Now when Jacob saw that there was food in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why are ye looking upon one another?

1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?”

2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is food in Egypt; go down there and buy for us from there that we may live, and not die.

2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy wheat in Egypt.

3 Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure disaster befall him.

4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.

5 And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

5 So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.

6 And Joseph was the lord over the land, and he it was that sold the wheat to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s brethren came and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

6 Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

7 And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, but made himself strange unto them and spoke roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Where have you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”

8 And Joseph knew his brethren but they did not know him.

8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

9 Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”

10 And they said unto him, No, my lord, but to buy food are thy slaves come.

10 “No, my lord,” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food.

11 We are all one man’s sons; we are men of the truth, thy slaves have never been spies.

11 We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

12 And he said unto them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

12 “No!” he said to them. “You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”

13 And they said, Thy slaves are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

13 But they replied, “Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that which I spoke unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

14 Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!

15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth from here unless your youngest brother comes here.

15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

16 Send one of you and let him bring your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you; or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

16 Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

17 And he put them all together into prison for three days.

17 And he put them all in custody for three days.

18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, Do this and live, for I fear God.

18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

19 If ye are men of the truth, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison; go ye, carry food for the famine of your houses

19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.

20 but bring your youngest brother unto me, so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

20 But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.” This they proceeded to do.

21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

21 They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.”

22 Then Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak unto you, saying, Do not sin against the young man, and ye would not hear? Therefore, behold, his blood is also required.

22 Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.”

23 And they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.

23 They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.

24 And he turned himself about from them and wept and returned to them again and spoke with them and took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

24 He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.

25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with wheat and to restore each man’s money into his sack and to give them provisions for the way; and thus it was done unto them.

25 Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to put each man’s silver back in his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done for them,

26 And they laded their asses with the wheat and departed from there.

26 they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.

27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass fodder in the inn, he saw his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

27 At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.

28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, behold, it is even in my sack. And their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God has done unto us?

28 “My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.” Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

29 And they came unto Jacob, their father, unto the land of Canaan and told him all that had befallen them, saying,

29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. They said,

30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country.

30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as though we were spying on the land.

31 And we said unto him, We are men of the truth; we have never been spies.

31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.

32 We are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

32 We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’

33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby I shall know that ye are men of the truth; leave one of your brethren here with me and take food for the famine of your households and go

33 “Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.

34 and bring your youngest brother unto me; then I shall know that ye are not spies, but that ye are men of the truth; thus I will deliver you your brother, and ye shall trade in the land.

34 But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’ ”

35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, each man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

35 As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.

36 And Jacob, their father, said unto them, Ye have bereaved me of my sons: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; all these things are upon me.

36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”

37 And Reuben spoke unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I do not bring him to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.”

38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.

38 But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.”

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