43:1 ¶
But the famine prevailed in the land. |
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43:1 ¶
And the famine°
[was] sore°
in the land.° |
43:2
And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food. |
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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{gr.Judas} spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you. |
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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, then, thou send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy thee food; |
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43:4
If°
thou wilt°
send°°°
our brother°
with°
us, we will go down°°
and buy°°
thee food:° |
43:5
but if thou send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you. |
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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, Why did ye harm me, inasmuch as ye told the man that ye had a brother? |
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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 closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have ye a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother? |
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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{gr.Judas} said to his father Israel, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and thou, and our store. |
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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
And I engage for him; at my hand do thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty toward thee for ever. |
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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 if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice. |
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43:10
For°
except°
we had lingered,°°
surely°
now°
we had returned°°
this°
second time.° |
43:11
And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts. |
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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 hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest peradventure it is a mistake. |
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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
And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man. |
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43:13
Take°°
also your brother,°
and arise,°°
go again°°
unto°
the man:° |
43:14
And my God give you favour in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved. |
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43:14
And El°
Shaddai°
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 having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Mizraim{gr.Egypt}, and stood before Joseph. |
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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 Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon. |
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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 said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph. |
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43:17
And the man°
did°°
as°
Joseph°
bade;°°
and the man°
brought°°°
the men°°
into Joseph's°
house.° |
43:18
And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses. |
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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 having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house, |
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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
saying, We pray [thee], Sir; we came down at first to buy food. |
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43:20
And said,°°
O°
adon,°
we came indeed°°
down°°
at the first time°
to buy°°
food:° |
43:21
And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands. |
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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 we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks. |
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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 to them, [God deal] mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Simeon{gr.Symeon} out to them. |
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43:23
And he said,°°
Peace°
[be] to you, fear°°
not:°
your Elohim,°
and the Elohim°
of your father,°
hath given°°
you treasure°
in your sacks:°
I had°°
your money.°
And he brought°°
Simeon°
out°°°
unto°
them. |
43:24
And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses. |
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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 prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there. |
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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 Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground. |
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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, How are ye? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom ye spoke, well? Does he yet live? |
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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 he said, Blessed be that man by God;-- and they bowed, and did him reverence. |
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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 Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom ye spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on thee, my son. |
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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,°°
Elohim°
be gracious°°
unto thee, my son.° |
43:30
And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there. |
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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 refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. |
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43:31
And he washed°°
his face,°
and went out,°°
and refrained°°
himself,°
and said,°°
Set on°°
bread.° |
43:32
And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Mizraimites{gr.Egyptians} feasting with him by themselves, for the Mizraimites{gr.Egyptians} could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Mizraimites{gr.Egyptians}. |
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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 seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother. |
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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 they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were filled with drink with him. |
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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. |