29 As Joseph looked up and recognized his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son, he asked, |Is this your youngest brother about whom you spoke to me?| And he addressed him directly, |May God be gracious to you, my son.|

30 At this, Joseph hurried out, deeply moved because of his brother, and looked for a place to weep by himself. He entered his personal quarters, wept there awhile,

31 then washed his face and came out. Barely controlling himself, he ordered his staff to serve the meal.

32 Joseph's staff served him by himself, his brothers separately, and the Egyptian staff members by themselves, because the Egyptians wouldn't take their meal with the Hebrews, since doing so was detestable for the Egyptians.

33 Meanwhile, the brothers were seated in front of Joseph in birth order, from firstborn to youngest. The men stared at one another in astonishment.

34 Joseph himself brought portions to them from his own table, except that he provided to Benjamin five times as much as he did for each of the others. So they feasted together and drank freely with Joseph.

Genesis 43:29-34, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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