42:1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"
42:1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you keep looking at one another?
42:2 And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live, and not die."
42:2 I have heard," he said, "that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die."
42:3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
42:3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
42:4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might befall him.
42:4 But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him.
42:5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
42:5 Thus the sons of Israel were among the other people who came to buy grain, for the famine had reached the land of Canaan.
42:6 Now Joseph was governor over the land; he it was who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
42:6 Now Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
42:7 Joseph saw his brothers, and knew them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. "Where do you come from?" he said. They said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."
42:7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them. "Where do you come from?" he said. They said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."
42:8 Thus Joseph knew his brothers, but they did not know him.
42:8 Although Joseph had recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed of them; and he said to them, "You are spies, you have come to see the weakness of the land."
42:9 Joseph also remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about them. He said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
42:10 They said to him, "No, my lord, but to buy food have your servants come.
42:10 They said to him, "No, my lord; your servants have come to buy food.
42:11 We are all sons of one man, we are honest men, your servants are not spies."
42:11 We are all sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants have never been spies."
42:12 He said to them, "No, it is the weakness of the land that you have come to see."
42:12 But he said to them, "No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
42:13 And they said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."
42:13 They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of a certain man in the land of Canaan; the youngest, however, is now with our father, and one is no more."
42:14 But Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you, you are spies.
42:14 But Joseph said to them, "It is just as I have said to you; you are spies!
42:15 By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
42:15 Here is how you shall be tested: as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here!
42:16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."
42:16 Let one of you go and bring your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison, in order that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh lives, surely you are spies."
42:17 And he put them all together in prison for three days.
42:17 And he put them all together in prison for three days.
42:18 On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
42:18 On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
42:19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined in your prison, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households,
42:19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here where you are imprisoned. The rest of you shall go and carry grain for the famine of your households,
42:20 and bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they did so.
42:20 and bring your youngest brother to me. Thus your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they agreed to do so.
42:21 Then they said to one another, "In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us and we would not listen; therefore is this distress come upon us."
42:21 They said to one another, "Alas, we are paying the penalty for what we did to our brother; we saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this anguish has come upon us."
42:22 And Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you not to sin against the lad? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood."
42:22 Then Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you not to wrong the boy? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood."
42:23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
42:23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
42:24 Then he turned away from them and wept; and he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.
42:24 He turned away from them and wept; then he returned and spoke to them. And he picked out Simeon and had him bound before their eyes.
42:25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man's money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them.
42:25 Joseph then gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return every man's money to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This was done for them.
42:26 Then they loaded their asses with their grain, and departed.
42:26 They loaded their donkeys with their grain, and departed.
42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack;
42:27 When one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money at the top of the sack.
42:28 and he said to his brothers, "My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!" At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
42:28 He said to his brothers, "My money has been put back; here it is in my sack!" At this they lost heart and turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
42:29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had befallen them, saying,
42:29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,
42:30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land.
42:30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us, and charged us with spying on the land.
42:31 But we said to him, `We are honest men, we are not spies;
42:31 But we said to him, 'We are honest men, we are not spies.
42:32 we are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'
42:32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.'
42:33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, `By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.
42:33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.
42:34 Bring your youngest brother to me; then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver to you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.'"
42:34 Bring your youngest brother to me, and I shall know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.'"
42:35 As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed.
42:35 As they were emptying their sacks, there in each one's sack was his bag of money. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed.
42:36 And Jacob their father said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin; all this has come upon me."
42:36 And their father Jacob said to them, "I am the one you have bereaved of children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has happened to me!"
42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, "Slay my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you."
42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, "You may kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you."
42:38 But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm should befall him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."
42:38 But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should come to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."
42:1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you keep looking at one another?
42:2 And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live, and not die."
42:2 I have heard," he said, "that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die."
42:3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
42:3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
42:4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might befall him.
42:4 But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him.
42:5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
42:5 Thus the sons of Israel were among the other people who came to buy grain, for the famine had reached the land of Canaan.
42:6 Now Joseph was governor over the land; he it was who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
42:6 Now Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
42:7 Joseph saw his brothers, and knew them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. "Where do you come from?" he said. They said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."
42:7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them. "Where do you come from?" he said. They said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."
42:8 Thus Joseph knew his brothers, but they did not know him.
42:8 Although Joseph had recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed of them; and he said to them, "You are spies, you have come to see the weakness of the land."
42:9 Joseph also remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about them. He said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
42:10 They said to him, "No, my lord, but to buy food have your servants come.
42:10 They said to him, "No, my lord; your servants have come to buy food.
42:11 We are all sons of one man, we are honest men, your servants are not spies."
42:11 We are all sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants have never been spies."
42:12 He said to them, "No, it is the weakness of the land that you have come to see."
42:12 But he said to them, "No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
42:13 And they said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."
42:13 They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of a certain man in the land of Canaan; the youngest, however, is now with our father, and one is no more."
42:14 But Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you, you are spies.
42:14 But Joseph said to them, "It is just as I have said to you; you are spies!
42:15 By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
42:15 Here is how you shall be tested: as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here!
42:16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."
42:16 Let one of you go and bring your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison, in order that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh lives, surely you are spies."
42:17 And he put them all together in prison for three days.
42:17 And he put them all together in prison for three days.
42:18 On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
42:18 On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
42:19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined in your prison, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households,
42:19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here where you are imprisoned. The rest of you shall go and carry grain for the famine of your households,
42:20 and bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they did so.
42:20 and bring your youngest brother to me. Thus your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they agreed to do so.
42:21 Then they said to one another, "In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us and we would not listen; therefore is this distress come upon us."
42:21 They said to one another, "Alas, we are paying the penalty for what we did to our brother; we saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this anguish has come upon us."
42:22 And Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you not to sin against the lad? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood."
42:22 Then Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you not to wrong the boy? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood."
42:23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
42:23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.
42:24 Then he turned away from them and wept; and he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.
42:24 He turned away from them and wept; then he returned and spoke to them. And he picked out Simeon and had him bound before their eyes.
42:25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man's money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them.
42:25 Joseph then gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return every man's money to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This was done for them.
42:26 Then they loaded their asses with their grain, and departed.
42:26 They loaded their donkeys with their grain, and departed.
42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack;
42:27 When one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money at the top of the sack.
42:28 and he said to his brothers, "My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!" At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
42:28 He said to his brothers, "My money has been put back; here it is in my sack!" At this they lost heart and turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
42:29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had befallen them, saying,
42:29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,
42:30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land.
42:30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us, and charged us with spying on the land.
42:31 But we said to him, `We are honest men, we are not spies;
42:31 But we said to him, 'We are honest men, we are not spies.
42:32 we are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'
42:32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.'
42:33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, `By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.
42:33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.
42:34 Bring your youngest brother to me; then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver to you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.'"
42:34 Bring your youngest brother to me, and I shall know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.'"
42:35 As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed.
42:35 As they were emptying their sacks, there in each one's sack was his bag of money. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed.
42:36 And Jacob their father said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin; all this has come upon me."
42:36 And their father Jacob said to them, "I am the one you have bereaved of children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has happened to me!"
42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, "Slay my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you."
42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, "You may kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you."
42:38 But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm should befall him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."
42:38 But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should come to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."