1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Genesis 43

1 Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin. 15 Joseph entertaineth his brethren. 31 He maketh them a feast.

 43:1 Now the famine 7458 was severe 3515 in the land 776.

 43:2 So it came 1961 about when 3512c they had finished 3615 eating 398 the grain 7668 which 834 they had brought 935 from Egypt 4714, that their father 1 said 559 to them, “Go 7725 back 7725, buy 7666 us a little 4592 food 400.”

 43:3 Judah 3063 spoke 559 to him, however, saying 559, “The man 376 solemnly 5749b warned 5749b us, ‘You shall not see 7200 my face 6440 unless 1115 your brother 251 is with you.’

 43:4 “If 518 you send 7971 our brother 251 with us, we will go 3381 down 3381 and buy 7666 you food 400.

 43:5 “But if 518 you do not send 7971 [him], we will not go 3381 down 3381; for the man 376 said 559 to us, ‘You will not see 7200 my face 6440 unless 1115 your brother 251 is with you.’”

 43:6 Then Israel 3478 said 559, “Why 4100 did you treat 7489a me so badly 7489a by telling 5046 the man 376 whether you still 5750 had [another] brother 251?”

 43:7 But they said 559, “The man 376 questioned 7592 particularly 7592 about us and our relatives 4138, saying 559, ‘Is your father 1 still 5750 alive 2416a? Have 3426 you [another] brother 251?’ So we answered 5046 his questions 1697. Could we possibly 3045 know 3045 that he would say 559, ‘Bring 3381 your brother 251 down 3381’?”

 43:8 Judah 3063 said 559 to his father 1 Israel 3478, “Send 7971 the lad 5288 with me and we will arise 6965 and go 1980, that we may live 2421a and not die 4191, we as well 1571 as you and our little 2945 ones 2945.

 43:9 “I myself 595 will be surety 6148 for him; you may hold 1245 3027 me responsible 4480 3027 for him. If 518 I do not bring 935 him [back] to you and set 3322 him before 6440 you, then let me bear 2398 the blame 2398 before you forever 3605 3117.

 43:10 “For if 3884a we had not delayed 4102, surely 3588 by now 6258 we could have returned 7725 twice 6471.”

 43:11 ¶ Then their father 1 Israel 3478 said 559 to them, “If 518 [it must be] so 3651, then 645 do 6213a this 2088: take 3947 some 4480 of the best 2173 products 2173 of the land 776 in your bags 3627, and carry 3381 down 3381 to the man 376 as a present 4503, a little 4592 balm 6875 and a little 4592 honey 1706, aromatic 5219 gum 5219 and myrrh 3910, pistachio 992 nuts 992 and almonds 8247.

 43:12 “Take 3947 double 4932 [the] money 3701 in your hand 3027, and take 7725 back 7725 in your hand 3027 the money 3701 that was returned 7725 in the mouth 6310 of your sacks 572; perhaps 194 it was a mistake 4870.

 43:13 “Take 3947 your brother 251 also, and arise 6965, return 7725 to the man 376;

 43:14 and may God 410 Almighty 7706b grant 5414 you compassion 7356 in the sight 6440 of the man 376, so that he will release 7971 to you your other 312 brother 251 and Benjamin 1144. And as for me, if 834 I am bereaved 7921 of my children 7921, I am bereaved 7921.”

 43:15 So the men 376 took 3947 this 2088 present 4503, and they took 3947 double 4932 [the] money 3701 in their hand 3027, and Benjamin 1144; then they arose 6965 and went 3381 down 3381 to Egypt 4714 and stood 5975 before 6440 Joseph 3130.

 43:16 ¶ When Joseph 3130 saw 7200 Benjamin 1144 with them, he said 559 to his house 1004 steward 834 5921, “Bring 935 the men 376 into the house 1004, and slay 2873 an animal 2874 and make 3559 ready 3559; for the men 376 are to dine 398 with me at noon 6672a.”

 43:17 So the man 376 did 6213a as Joseph 3130 said 559, and brought 935 the men 376 to Joseph’s 3130 house 1004.

 43:18 Now the men 376 were afraid 3372a, because 3588 they were brought 935 to Joseph’s 3130 house 1004; and they said 559, “[It is] because 5921 1697 of the money 3701 that was returned 7725 in our sacks 572 the first 8462 time 8462 that we are being brought 935 in, that he may seek 1556 occasion 1556 against 5921 us and fall 5307 upon us, and take 3947 us for slaves 5650 with our donkeys 2543.”

 43:19 So they came 5066 near 5066 to Joseph’s 3130 house 1004 steward 376 834 5921, and spoke 1696 to him at the entrance 6607 of the house 1004,

 43:20 and said 559, “Oh 994a, my lord 113, we indeed 3381 came 3381 down 3381 the first 8462 time 8462 to buy 7666 food 400,

 43:21 and it came 1961 about when 3588 we came 935 to the lodging 4411 place 4411, that we opened 6605a our sacks 572, and behold 2009, each 376 man’s 376 money 3701 was in the mouth 6310 of his sack 572, our money 3701 in full 4948. So we have brought 7725 it back 7725 in our hand 3027.

 43:22 “We have also brought 3381 down 3381 other 312 money 3701 in our hand 3027 to buy 7666 food 400; we do not know 3045 who 4310 put 7760 our money 3701 in our sacks 572.”

 43:23 He said 559, “Be at ease 7965, do not be afraid 3372a. Your God 430 and the God 430 of your father 1 has given 5414 you treasure 4301 in your sacks 572; I had 935 your money 3701.” Then he brought 3318 Simeon 8095 out to them.

 43:24 Then the man 376 brought 935 the men 376 into Joseph’s 3130 house 1004 and gave 5414 them water 4325, and they washed 7364 their feet 7272; and he gave 5414 their donkeys 2543 fodder 4554.

 43:25 So they prepared 3559 the present 4503 for Joseph’s 3130 coming 935 at noon 6672a; for they had heard 8085 that they were to eat 398 a meal 3899 there 8033.

 43:26 ¶ When Joseph 3130 came 935 home 1004, they brought 935 into the house 1004 to him the present 4503 which 834 was in their hand 3027 and bowed 7812 to the ground 776 before him.

 43:27 Then he asked 7592 them about their welfare 7965, and said 559, “Is your old 2205 father 1 well 7965, of whom 834 you spoke 559? Is he still 5750 alive 2416a?”

 43:28 They said 559, “Your servant 5650 our father 1 is well 7965; he is still 5750 alive 2416a.” They bowed 6915 down 7812 in homage 7812.

 43:29 As he lifted 5375 his eyes 5869 and saw 7200 his brother 251 Benjamin 1144, his mother’s 517 son 1121, he said 559, “Is this 2088 your youngest 6996b brother 251, of whom 834 you spoke 559 to me?” And he said 559, “May God 430 be gracious 2603a to you, my son 1121.”

 43:30 Joseph 3130 hurried 4116 [out] for he was deeply 7356 stirred 3648 over 413 his brother 251, and he sought 1245 [a place] to weep 1058; and he entered 935 his chamber 2315 and wept 1058 there 8033.

 43:31 Then he washed 7364 his face 6440 and came 3318 out; and he controlled 662 himself and said 559, “Serve 7760 the meal 3899.”

 43:32 So they served 7760 him by himself 905, and them by themselves 905, and the Egyptians 4713 who ate 398 with him by themselves 905, because 3588 the Egyptians 4713 could 3201 not eat 398 bread 3899 with the Hebrews 5680, for that is loathsome 8441 to the Egyptians 4714.

 43:33 Now they were seated 3427 before 6440 him, the firstborn 1060 according to his birthright 1062 and the youngest 6810 according to his youth 6812, and the men 376 looked 8539 at one 376 another 7453 in astonishment 8539.

 43:34 He took 5375 portions 4864 to them from his own table 6440, but Benjamin’s 1144 portion 4864 was five 2568 times 3027 as much 7235a as any 3605 of theirs. So they feasted 8354 and drank 7937 freely 7937 with him.