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have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring your brother down?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And Judah said unto Israel his father: ‘Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And their father Israel said unto them: ‘If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and ladanum, nuts, and almonds; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry back in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.’ <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: ‘Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said: ‘Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke unto him at the door of the house, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>and said: ‘Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it back in our hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We know not who put our money in our sacks.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And he said: ‘Peace be to you, fear not; your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.’ And he brought Simeon out unto them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And they made ready the present against Joseph’s coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down to him to the earth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And he asked them of their welfare, and said: ‘Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And they said: ‘Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.’ And they bowed the head, and made obeisance. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother’s son, and said: ‘Is this your youngest brother of whom ye spoke unto me?’ And he said: ‘God be gracious unto thee, my son.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said: ‘Set on bread.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one with another. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/43-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And portions were taken unto them from before him; but Benjamin’s portion was five times so much as any of theirs. 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