American Standard Version - King James Version

 43:1 ¶ And the famine was sore in the land.

 43:1 ¶ And the famine° [was] sore° in the land.°

 43:2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

 43:2 And it came to pass,° when° they had eaten up°°°°° the corn° which° they had brought° out°° of Egypt,°° their father° said°° unto° them, Go again,°° buy°° us a little° food.°

 43:3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

 43:3 And Judah° spake°° unto° him, saying,°° The man° did solemnly°° protest°° unto us, saying,°° Ye shall not° see°° my face,° except° your brother° [be] with° you.

 43:4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

 43:4 If° thou wilt° send°°° our brother° with° us, we will go down°° and buy°° thee food:°

 43:5 but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

 43:5 But if° thou wilt not° send°° [him], we will not° go down:°° for° the man° said°° unto° us, Ye shall not° see°° my face,° except° your brother° [be] with° you.

 43:6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

 43:6 And Israel° said,°° Wherefore° dealt ye [so] ill°° with me, [as] to tell°° the man° whether ye had yet° a brother?°

 43:7 And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

 43:7 And they said,°° The man° asked°° us straitly°° of our state, and of our kindred,° saying,°° [Is] your father° yet° alive?° have° ye° [another] brother?° and we told°° him according° to° the tenor° of these° words:° could we certainly°° know°° that° he would say,°° Bring°° your brother° down?°°°°

 43:8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

 43:8 And Judah° said°° unto° Israel° his father,° Send°° the lad° with° me, and we will arise°° and go;°°° that we may live,°° and not° die,°° both° we,° and° thou,° [and] also° our little ones.°

 43:9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

 43:9 I° will be surety°° for him; of my hand°° shalt thou require°° him: if°° I bring°° him not°° unto° thee, and set°° him before° thee,° then let me bear the blame°° for ever:°°

 43:10 for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.

 43:10 For° except° we had lingered,°° surely° now° we had returned°° this° second time.°

 43:11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

 43:11 And their father° Israel° said°° unto° them, If° [it must be] so° now,° do°° this;° take°° of the best fruits°° in the land° in your vessels,° and carry down°° the man° a present,° a little° balm,° and a little° honey,° spices,° and myrrh,° nuts,° and almonds:°

 43:12 and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

 43:12 And take°° double° money° in your hand;° and the money° that was brought again°° in the mouth° of your sacks,° carry [it] again°° in your hand;° peradventure° it° [was] an oversight:°

 43:13 take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

 43:13 Take°° also your brother,° and arise,°° go again°° unto° the man:°

 43:14 and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

 43:14 And God° Almighty° give°° you mercy° before° the man,° that he may send away°°° your other° brother,° and Benjamin.° If° I° be bereaved°° [of my children], I am bereaved.°°

 43:15 ¶ And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

 43:15 ¶ And the men°° took°°° that° present,° and they took°° double° money° in their hand,° and Benjamin;° and rose up,°° and went down°° to Egypt,° and stood°° before° Joseph.°

 43:16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house, and slay, and make ready; for the men shall dine with me at noon.

 43:16 And when Joseph° saw°°° Benjamin° with° them, he said°° to the ruler of°° his house,° Bring°°° [these] men°° home,° and slay,°°° and make ready;°° for° [these] men°° shall dine°° with° me at noon.°

 43:17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.

 43:17 And the man° did°° as° Joseph° bade;°° and the man° brought°°° the men°° into Joseph's° house.°

 43:18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

 43:18 And the men°° were afraid,°° because° they were brought°° into Joseph's° house;° and they said,°° Because° of°° the money° that was returned°° in our sacks° at the first time° are we° brought in;°° that he may seek occasion°° against° us, and fall°° upon° us, and take°° us for bondmen,° and our asses.°

 43:19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spake unto him at the door of the house,

 43:19 And they came near°° to° the steward°°° of Joseph's° house,° and they communed°° with° him at the door° of the house,°

 43:20 and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

 43:20 And said,°° O° sir,° we came indeed°° down°° at the first time° to buy°° food:°

 43:21 and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

 43:21 And it came to pass,° when° we came°° to° the inn,° that we opened°°° our sacks,° and, behold,° [every] man's° money° [was] in the mouth° of his sack,° our money° in full weight:° and we have brought it again°°° in our hand.°

 43:22 And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food: we know not who put our money in our sacks.

 43:22 And other° money° have we brought down°° in our hands° to buy°° food:° we cannot° tell°° who° put°° our money° in our sacks.°

 43:23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

 43:23 And he said,°° Peace° [be] to you, fear°° not:° your God,° and the God° of your father,° hath given°° you treasure° in your sacks:° I had°° your money.° And he brought°° Simeon° out°°° unto° them.

 43:24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. And he gave their asses provender.

 43:24 And the man° brought°°° the men°° into Joseph's° house,° and gave°° [them] water,° and they washed°° their feet;° and he gave°° their asses° provender.°

 43:25 And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

 43:25 And they made ready°°° the present° against° Joseph° came°° at noon:° for° they heard°° that° they should eat°° bread° there.°

 43:26 ¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth.

 43:26 ¶ And when Joseph° came°° home,° they brought°° him° the present° which° [was] in their hand° into the house,° and bowed°° themselves° to him to the earth.°

 43:27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

 43:27 And he asked°° them of [their] welfare,° and said,°° [Is] your father° well,° the old man° of whom° ye spake?°° [Is] he yet° alive?°

 43:28 And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.

 43:28 And they answered,°° Thy servant° our father° [is] in good health,° he [is] yet° alive.° And they bowed down their heads,°° and made obeisance.°°

 43:29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and said, Is this your youngest brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

 43:29 And he lifted up°° his eyes,° and saw°° his brother°° Benjamin,° his mother's° son,° and said,°° [Is] this° your younger° brother,° of whom° ye spake°° unto° me? And he said,°° God° be gracious°° unto thee, my son.°

 43:30 And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned over his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

 43:30 And Joseph° made haste;°° for° his bowels° did yearn°° upon° his brother:° and he sought°° [where] to weep;°° and he entered°° into° [his] chamber,° and wept°° there.°

 43:31 And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

 43:31 And he washed°° his face,° and went out,°° and refrained°° himself,° and said,°° Set on°° bread.°

 43:32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

 43:32 And they set on°° for him by himself,° and for them by themselves,° and for the Egyptians,° which did eat°° with° him, by themselves:° because° the Egyptians° might°° not° eat°° bread° with° the Hebrews;° for° that° [is] an abomination° unto the Egyptians.°

 43:33 And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another.

 43:33 And they sat°° before° him,° the firstborn° according to his birthright,° and the youngest° according to his youth:° and the men°° marvelled°° one° at° another.°

 43:34 And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

 43:34 And he took°° [and sent] messes° unto° them from°° before° him:° but Benjamin's° mess° was five° times° so much as°°°°°° any° of theirs. And they drank,°° and were merry°° with° him.