Genesis 42 Parallel Bible

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1	Then Jacob, hearing that food was being sold in Egypt, said to his sons: “Why are you negligent?	When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”	When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?”
2	I have heard that wheat is being sold in Egypt. Go down and buy necessities for us, so that we may be able to live, and not be consumed by destitution.”	And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”	He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
3	And so, when ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain in Egypt,	So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.	Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
4	Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brothers, “Lest perhaps he may suffer harm on the journey.”	But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.	But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.
5	And they entered into the land of Egypt with the others who traveled to buy. For the famine was in the land of Canaan.	Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.	So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.
6	And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and grain was sold under his direction to the people. And when his brothers had reverenced him	Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one 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.	Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
7	and he had recognized them, he spoke harshly, as if to foreigners, questioning them: “Where did you come from?” And they responded, “From the land of Canaan, to buy necessary provisions.”	Joseph saw his brothers and recognized 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.”	As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”
8	And although he knew his brothers, he was not known by them.	And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.	Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
9	And remembering the dreams, which he had seen in another time, he said to them: “You are scouts. You have come in order to see which parts of the land are weaker.”	And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”	Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”
10	And they said: “It is not so, my lord. But your servants have arrived in order to buy food.	They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food.	“No, my lord,” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food.
11	We are all sons of one man. We have come in peace, nor do any of your subjects devise evil.”	We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies.”	We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
12	And he answered them: “It is otherwise. You have come to examine the unguarded parts of this land.”	He said to them, “No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see.”	“No!” he said to them. “You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”
13	But they said: “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father; the other is not living.”	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.”	But they replied, “Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
14	He said: “This is just as I have said. You are scouts.	But Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you. You are spies.	Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!
15	I will now continue to put you to the test. By the health of Pharaoh, you will not depart from here, until your youngest brother arrives.	By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.	And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16	Send one of you and bring him. But you will be in chains, until what you have said is proven to be either true or false. Otherwise, by the health of Pharaoh, you are scouts.”	Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”	Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
17	Therefore, he delivered them into custody for three days.	And he put them all together in custody for three days.	And he put them all in custody for three days.
18	Then, on the third day, he brought them out of prison, and he said: “Do as I have said, and you will live. For I fear God.	On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:	On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
19	If you are peaceful, let one of your brothers be bound in prison. Then you may go away and carry the grain that you have bought to your houses.	if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households,	If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.
20	And bring your youngest brother to me, so that I may be able to test your words, and you may not die.” They did as he had said,	and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so.	But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.” This they proceeded to do.
21	and they spoke to one another: “We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he begged us and we would not listen. For that reason, this tribulation has come upon us.”	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 begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”	They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.”
22	And Reuben, one of them, said: “Did not I say to you, ‘Do not sin against the boy,’ and you would not listen to me? See, his blood is exacted.”	And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”	Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.”
23	But they did not know that Joseph understood, because he was speaking to them through an interpreter.	They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.	They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.
24	And he turned himself away briefly and wept. And returning, he spoke to them.	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.	He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.
25	And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he ordered his ministers to fill their sacks with wheat, and to replace each one’s money in their sacks, and to give them, in addition, provisions for the way. And they did so.	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.	Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to put each man’s silver back in his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done for them,
26	Then, having loaded their donkeys with the grain, they set out.	Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed.	they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.
27	And one of them, opening a sack to give his beast of burden fodder at the inn, looked upon the money at the sack’s mouth,	And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.	At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.
28	and he said to his brothers: “My money has returned to me. See, it is held in the sack.” And they were astonished and troubled, and they said to one another, “What is this that God has done to us?”	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?”	“My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.” Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29	And they went to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, and they explained to him all the things that had befallen them, saying:	When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,	When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. They said,
30	“The lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and he considered us to be scouts of the province.	“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land.	“The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as though we were spying on the land.
31	And we answered him: ‘We are peaceful, and we do not intend any treachery.	But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never been spies.	But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.
32	We are twelve brothers conceived of one father. One is not living; the youngest is with our father in the land of Canaan.’	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.’	We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’
33	And he said to us: ‘Thus will I prove that you are peaceful. Release one of your brothers to me, and take necessary provisions for your houses, and go away,	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.	“Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.
34	and bring your youngest brother to me, so that I may know that you are not scouts. And this one, who is held in chains, you may be able to receive again. And thereafter, you shall have permission to buy what you want.’ ”	Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’”	But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
35	Having said this, when they poured out their grain, each found his money tied to the mouth of his sack. And all were terrified together.	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 afraid.	As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.
36	Their father Jacob said, “You have caused me to be without children. Joseph is not living, Simeon is held in chains, and Benjamin you would carry away. All these evils have fallen back upon me.”	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 against me.”	Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”
37	And Reuben answered him, “Put my two sons to death, if I do not lead him back to you. Deliver him into my hand, and I will restore him to you.”	Then Reuben said to his father, “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.”	Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.”
38	But he said: “My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any adversity will befall him in the land to which you travel, you would lead my grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.”	But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”	But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.”
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Genesis 42 Parallel Bible Translations