Genesis 43 Parallel Bible

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1	Meanwhile, the famine pressed heavily on all the land.	Now the famine was severe in the land.	Now the famine was still severe in the land.
2	And having consumed the provisions that they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Return and buy us a little food.”	And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.”	So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
3	Judah answered: “The man himself declared to us, under the attestation of an oath, saying: ‘You will not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.’	But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’	But Judah said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
4	If therefore you are willing to send him with us, we will travel together, and we will buy necessities for you.	If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.	If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
5	But if you are not willing, we will not go. For the man, as we have often said, declared to us, saying: ‘You will not see my face without your youngest brother.’ ”	But if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”	But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
6	Israel said to them, “You have done this for my misery, in that you revealed to him that you also had another brother.”	Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly as to tell the man that you had another brother?”	Israel asked, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had another brother?”
7	But they responded: “The man questioned us in order, concerning our family: whether our father lived, if we had a brother. And we answered him respectively, according to what he demanded. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother with you?’ ”	They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”	They replied, “The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. ‘Is your father still living?’ he asked us. ‘Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”
8	Likewise, Judah said to his father: “Send the boy with me, so that we may set out and be able to live, lest we and our little ones should die.	And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.	Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.
9	I accept the boy; require him at my hand. Unless I lead him back and restore him to you, I will be guilty of a sin against you for all time.	I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.	I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.
10	If a delay had not intervened, by now we would have returned here a second time.”	If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.”	As it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice.”
11	Therefore, their father Israel said to them: “If it is necessary to do so, then do what you will. Take, in your vessels, from the best fruits of the land, and carry down gifts to the man: a little resin, and honey, and storax ointment, oil of myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.	Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.	Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift—a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.
12	Also, take with you double the money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done in error.	Take double the money with you. Carry back with you the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.	Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
13	But also take your brother, and go to the man.	Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man.	Take your brother also and go back to the man at once.
14	Then may my Almighty God cause him to be pleased by you. And send your brother, whom he holds, back with you, along with this one, Benjamin. But as for me, without my children, I will be like one who is bereaved.”	May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”	And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
15	Therefore, the men took the gifts, and double the money, and Benjamin. And they went down into Egypt, and they stood in the presence of Joseph.	So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.	So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver, and Benjamin also. They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.
16	And when he had seen them and Benjamin together, he instructed the steward of his house, saying: “Lead the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast, because they will be eating with me at midday.”	When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon.”	When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal; they are to eat with me at noon.”
17	He did what he had been ordered to do, and he brought the men into the house.	The man did as Joseph told him and brought the men to Joseph’s house.	The man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph’s house.
18	And there, being terrified, they said one to another: “Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we have been brought in, so that he may unleash a false accusation against us, and by violence subjugate both us and our donkeys into servitude.”	And the men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph’s house, and they said, “It is because of the money, which was replaced in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may assault us and fall upon us to make us servants and seize our donkeys.”	Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys.”
19	For this reason, approaching the steward of the house at his door,	So they went up to the steward of Joseph’s house and spoke with him at the door of the house,	So they went up to Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
20	they said: “We beg you, lord, to hear us. We came down once before to buy food.	and said, “Oh, my lord, we came down the first time to buy food.	“We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.
21	And having bought it, when we arrived at the inn, we opened our sacks and found the money in the mouths of the sacks, which we now have carried back in the same amount.	And when we came to the lodging place we opened our sacks, and there was each man’s money in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. So we have brought it again with us,	But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver—the exact weight—in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.
22	But we have also brought other silver, so that we may buy those things that are necessary for us. It is not on our conscience who had placed it in our bags.”	and we have brought other money down with us to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.”	We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don’t know who put our silver in our sacks.”
23	But he responded: “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you the treasure in your sacks. As for the money that you gave to me, I held it as a test.” And he led Simeon out to them.	He replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.	“It’s all right,” he said. “Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24	And having led them into the house, he brought water, and they washed their feet, and he gave fodder to their donkeys.	And when the man had brought the men into Joseph’s house and given them water, and they had washed their feet, and when he had given their donkeys fodder,	The steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet and provided fodder for their donkeys.
25	But they also prepared the gifts, until Joseph entered at midday. For they had heard that they would eat bread there.	they prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.	They prepared their gifts for Joseph’s arrival at noon, because they had heard that they were to eat there.
26	And so Joseph entered his house, and they offered him the gifts, holding them in their hands. And they reverenced prone on the ground.	When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground.	When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.
27	But he, gently greeting them again, questioned them, saying: “Is your father, the old man about whom you spoke to me, in good health? Is he still alive?”	And he inquired about their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”	He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still living?”
28	And they answered: “Your servant, our father, is safe; he is still alive.” And bowing, they reverenced him.	They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.	They replied, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.
29	Then Joseph, lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin, his brother of the same womb, and he said, “Is this your little brother, about whom you spoke to me?” And again, he said, “May God be compassionate to you, my son.”	And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracious to you, my son!”	As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” And he said, “God be gracious to you, my son.”
30	And he hurried out, because his heart had been moved over his brother, and tears gushed out. And going into his chamber, he wept.	Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there.	Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
31	And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he composed himself, and he said, “Set out bread.”	Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.”	After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, “Serve the food.”
32	And when it was set out, separately for Joseph, and separately for his brothers, likewise separately for the Egyptians, who ate at the same time, (for it is unlawful for Egyptians to eat with Hebrews, and they consider feasting in this way to be profane)	They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.	They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.
33	they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his state of life. And they wondered exceedingly,	And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another in amazement.	The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment.
34	taking the portions that they received from him. And the greater portion went to Benjamin, so much so that it exceeded five parts. And they drank and became inebriated along with him.	Portions were taken to them from Joseph’s table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.	When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s. So they feasted and drank freely with him.
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