43:1 And the famine 7458 [was] sore 3515 in the land 776.

43:2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up 3615 8765 398 8800 the corn 7668 which they had brought out 935 8689 of Egypt 4714, their father 1 said 559 8799 unto them, Go again 7725 8798, buy 7666 8798 us a little 4592 food 400.

43:3 And Judah 3063 spake 559 8799 unto him, saying 559 8800, The man 376 did solemnly 5749 8687 protest 5749 8689 unto us, saying 559 8800, Ye shall not see 7200 8799 my face 6440, except 1115 your brother 251 [be] with you.(did…: Heb. protesting protested)

43:4 If thou wilt 3426 send 7971 8764 our brother 251 with us, we will go down 3381 8799 and buy 7666 8799 thee food 400:

43:5 But if thou wilt not send 7971 8764 [him], we will not go down 3381 8799: for the man 376 said 559 8804 unto us, Ye shall not see 7200 8799 my face 6440, except your brother 251 [be] with you.

43:6 And Israel 3478 said 559 8799, Wherefore dealt ye [so] ill 7489 8689 with me, [as] to tell 5046 8687 the man 376 whether ye had yet a brother 251?

43:7 And they said 559 8799, The man 376 asked 7592 8804 us straitly 7592 8800 of our state, and of our kindred 4138, saying 559 8800, [Is] your father 1 yet alive 2416? have ye 3426 [another] brother 251? and we told 5046 8686 him according 5921 to the tenor 6310 of these words 1697: could we certainly 3045 8800 know 3045 8799 that he would say 559 8799, Bring 3381 0 your brother 251 down 3381 8685?(asked…: Heb. asking asked us)(tenor: Heb. mouth)(could…: Heb. knowing could we know)

43:8 And Judah 3063 said 559 8799 unto Israel 3478 his father 1, Send 7971 8798 the lad 5288 with me, and we will arise 6965 8799 and go 3212 8799; that we may live 2421 8799, and not die 4191 8799, both we, and thou, [and] also our little ones 2945.

43:9 I will be surety 6148 8799 for him; of my hand 3027 shalt thou require 1245 8762 him: if 518 0 I bring 935 8689 him not 518 unto thee, and set 3322 8689 him before thee 6440, then let me bear the blame 2398 8804 for ever 3117:

43:10 For except 3884 we had lingered 4102 8701, surely now we had returned 7725 8804 this second time 6471.(this: or, twice by this)

43:11 And their father 1 Israel 3478 said 559 8799 unto them, If [it must be] so now 645, do 6213 8798 this; take 3947 8798 of the best fruits 2173 in the land 776 in your vessels 3627, and carry down 3381 8685 the man 376 a present 4503, a little 4592 balm 6875, and a little 4592 honey 1706, spices 5219, and myrrh 3910, nuts 992, and almonds 8247:

43:12 And take 3947 8798 double 4932 money 3701 in your hand 3027; and the money 3701 that was brought again 7725 8716 in the mouth 6310 of your sacks 572, carry [it] again 7725 8686 in your hand 3027; peradventure it [was] an oversight 4870:

43:13 Take 3947 8798 also your brother 251, and arise 6965 8798, go again 7725 8798 unto the man 376:

43:14 And God 410 Almighty 7706 give 5414 8799 you mercy 7356 before 6440 the man 376, that he may send away 7971 8765 your other 312 brother 251, and Benjamin 1144. If 834 I be bereaved 7921 8804 [of my children], I am bereaved 7921 8804.(If…: or, And I, as I have been, etc.)

43:15 And the men 582 took 3947 8799 that 2063 present 4503, and they took 3947 8804 double 4932 money 3701 in their hand 3027, and Benjamin 1144; and rose up 6965 8799, and went down 3381 8799 to Egypt 4714, and stood 5975 8799 before 6440 Joseph 3130.

43:16 And when Joseph 3130 saw 7200 8799 Benjamin 1144 with 854 them, he said 559 8799 to the ruler of his house 1004, Bring 935 8685 [these] men 582 home 1004, and slay 2873 8800 2874, and make ready 3559 8685; for [these] men 582 shall dine 398 8799 with me at noon 6672.(slay: Heb. kill a killing)(dine: Heb. eat)

43:17 And the man 376 did 6213 8799 as Joseph 3130 bade 559 8804; and the man 376 brought 935 8686 the men 582 into Joseph's 3130 house 1004.

43:18 And the men 582 were afraid 3372 8799, because they were brought 935 8717 into Joseph's 3130 house 1004; and they said 559 8799, Because 1697 of the money 3701 that was returned 7725 8802 in our sacks 572 at the first time 8462 are we brought in 935 8716; that he may seek occasion 1556 8705 against us, and fall 5307 8692 upon us, and take 3947 8800 us for bondmen 5650, and our asses 2543.(seek…: Heb. roll himself upon us)

43:19 And they came near 5066 8799 to the steward 376 of Joseph's 3130 house 1004, and they communed 1696 8762 with him at the door 6607 of the house 1004,

43:20 And said 559 8799, O 994 sir 113, we came indeed 3381 8800 down 3381 8804 at the first time 8462 to buy 7666 8800 food 400:(we…: Heb. coming down we came down)

43:21 And it came to pass, when we came 935 8804 to the inn 4411, that we opened 6605 8799 our sacks 572, and, behold, [every] man's 376 money 3701 [was] in the mouth 6310 of his sack 572, our money 3701 in full weight 4948: and we have brought it again 7725 8686 in our hand 3027.

43:22 And other 312 money 3701 have we brought down 3381 8689 in our hands 3027 to buy 7666 8800 food 400: we cannot tell 3045 8804 who put 7760 8804 our money 3701 in our sacks 572.

43:23 And he said 559 8799, Peace 7965 [be] to you, fear 3372 8799 not: your God 430, and the God 430 of your father 1, hath given 5414 8804 you treasure 4301 in your sacks 572: I had 935 8804 your money 3701. And he brought 3318 8686 Simeon 8095 out unto them.(I had…: Heb. your money came to me)

43:24 And the man 376 brought 935 8686 the men 582 into Joseph's 3130 house 1004, and gave 5414 8799 [them] water 4325, and they washed 7364 8799 their feet 7272; and he gave 5414 8799 their asses 2543 provender 4554.

43:25 And they made ready 3559 8686 the present 4503 against 5704 Joseph 3130 came 935 8800 at noon 6672: for they heard 8085 8804 that they should eat 398 8799 bread 3899 there.

43:26 And when Joseph 3130 came 935 8799 home 1004, they brought 935 8686 him the present 4503 which [was] in their hand 3027 into the house 1004, and bowed 7812 8691 themselves to him to the earth 776.

43:27 And he asked 7592 8799 them of [their] welfare 7965, and said 559 8799, [Is] your father 1 well 7965, the old man 2205 of whom ye spake 559 8804? [Is] he yet alive 2416?(welfare: Heb. peace)(Is your…: Heb. Is there peace to your father?)

43:28 And they answered 559 8799, Thy servant 5650 our father 1 [is] in good health 7965, he [is] yet alive 2416. And they bowed down their heads 6915 8799, and made obeisance 7812 8691.

43:29 And he lifted up 5375 8799 his eyes 5869, and saw 7200 8799 his brother 251 Benjamin 1144, his mother's 517 son 1121, and said 559 8799, [Is] this your younger 6996 brother 251, of whom ye spake 559 8804 unto me? And he said 559 8799, God 430 be gracious 2603 8799 unto thee, my son 1121.

43:30 And Joseph 3130 made haste 4116 8762; for his bowels 7356 did yearn 3648 8738 upon his brother 251: and he sought 1245 8762 [where] to weep 1058 8800; and he entered 935 8799 into [his] chamber 2315, and wept 1058 8799 there.

43:31 And he washed 7364 8799 his face 6440, and went out 3318 8799, and refrained 662 8691 himself, and said 559 8799, Set on 7760 8798 bread 3899.

43:32 And they set on 7760 8799 for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians 4713, which did eat 398 8802 with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians 4713 might 3201 8799 not eat 398 8800 bread 3899 with the Hebrews 5680; for that [is] an abomination 8441 unto the Egyptians 4714.

43:33 And they sat 3427 8799 before him 6440, the firstborn 1060 according to his birthright 1062, and the youngest 6810 according to his youth 6812: and the men 582 marvelled 8539 8799 one 376 at another 7453.

43:34 And he took 5375 8799 [and sent] messes 4864 unto them from before him 6440: but Benjamin's 1144 mess 4864 was five 2568 times 3027 so much as 7235 8799 any of theirs. And they drank 8354 8799, and were merry 7937 8799 with him.(were…: Heb. drank largely)

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