Genesis 42
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Genesis 42

Revised Version 1895

1NowH3588 JacobH3290 sawH7200 that there was corn in EgyptH4714, and JacobH3290 saidH559 unto his sonsH1121, WhyH4100 doH4100 ye lookH7200 one uponH7200 anotherH3426? 2And he saidH559, BeholdH2009, I have heardH8085 that there is corn in EgyptH4714: get youH3588 downH3381 thither, and buyH7666 for usH3588 from thence; that weH3588 may liveH2421, and notH3808 dieH4191. 3And Joseph’sH3130 tenH6235 brethrenH251 wentH3381 downH3381 to buyH7666 corn from EgyptH4714. 4But BenjaminH1144, Joseph’sH3130 brotherH251, JacobH3290 sentH7971 notH3808 with his brethrenH251; for he saidH559, LestH6435 peradventure mischief befallH7122 him. 5And the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 cameH935 to buyH7666 among thoseH1121 that cameH935: for the famineH7458 was in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 6And JosephH3130 was the governor over the landH776; he it was that soldH7666 to allH3605 the peopleH5971 of the landH776: and Joseph’sH3130 brethrenH251 cameH935, and bowedH7812 downH7812 themselvesH7812 to him with their facesH639 to the earthH776. 7And JosephH3130 sawH7200 his brethrenH251, and he knew them, but madeH1696 himselfH413 strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he saidH559 unto them, Whence comeH935 ye? And they saidH559, From the landH776 of CanaanH3667 to buyH7666 foodH400. 8And JosephH3130 knew his brethrenH251, but they knew notH3808 him. 9And JosephH3130 rememberedH2142 the dreamsH2472 whichH834 he dreamedH2492 of them, and saidH559 unto them, Ye are spiesH7270; to seeH7200 the nakednessH6172 of the landH776 ye are comeH935. 10And they saidH559 unto him, Nay, my lordH113, but to buyH7666 foodH400 are thy servantsH5650 comeH935. 11WeH587 are allH3605 one man’sH376 sonsH1121; weH587 are trueH3651 menH376, thy servantsH5650 are noH3808 spiesH7270. 12And he saidH559 unto them, Nay, but to seeH7200 the nakednessH6172 of the landH776 ye are comeH935. 13And they saidH559, WeH587 thy servantsH5650 are twelveH6240 brethrenH251, the sonsH1121 of one manH376 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667; and, beholdH2009, the youngestH6996 is this dayH3117 with our fatherH1, and one is notH369. 14And JosephH3130 saidH559 unto them, That is it that I spake unto youH859, sayingH559, Ye are spiesH7270: 15hereby ye shall be provedH974: by the lifeH2416 of PharaohH6547 ye shall notH2088 goH3318 forthH3318 hence, exceptH518 your youngestH6996 brotherH251 comeH935 hither. 16SendH7971 one of youH859, and letH7971 him fetch your brotherH251, and ye shall be boundH631, that your wordsH1697 may be provedH974, whetherH518 there be truthH571 in youH859: or elseH3808 by the lifeH2416 of PharaohH6547 surelyH3588 ye are spiesH7270. 17And he putH622 them allH3117 togetherH622 intoH413 ward threeH7969 daysH3117. 18And JosephH3130 saidH559 unto them the thirdH7992 dayH3117, This doH6213, and liveH2421; for I fearH3372 GodH430: 19ifH518 ye be trueH3651 men, letH3651 one of your brethrenH251 be boundH631 in your prisonH1004 houseH1004; but goH935 ye, carryH935 corn for the famineH7459 of your housesH1004: 20and bringH935 your youngestH6996 brotherH251 unto meH413; soH3651 shall your wordsH1697 be verifiedH539, and ye shall notH3808 dieH4191. And they didH6213 soH3651. 21And they saidH559 one to anotherH251, WeH587 are verily guiltyH818 concerning our brotherH251, in that weH587 sawH7200 the distressH6869 of his soulH5315, when he besought usH413, and weH587 would notH3808 hearH8085; therefore is this distressH6869 comeH935 uponH5921 usH413. 22And ReubenH7205 answeredH559 them, sayingH559, Spake I notH3808 unto youH3808, sayingH559, DoH408 notH3808 sinH2398 againstH413 the childH3206; and ye would notH3808 hearH8085? therefore also, beholdH2009, his bloodH1818 is requiredH1875. 23And they knewH3045 notH3808 that JosephH3130 understoodH3045 them; for there was an interpreter betweenH996 them. 24And he turnedH7725 himselfH413 aboutH5921 from them, and weptH1058; and he returnedH7725 to them, and spake to them, and tookH3947 SimeonH8095 from among them, and boundH631 him beforeH5869 their eyesH5869. 25Then JosephH3130 commandedH6680 to fillH4390 their vesselsH3627 with corn, and to restoreH7725 everyH376 man’sH376 moneyH3701 intoH413 his sackH8242, and to giveH5414 them provision for the wayH1870: and thusH3651 was it doneH6213 unto them. 26And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence. 27And as one of them openedH6605 his sackH572 to giveH5414 his ass provender in the lodgingH4411 placeH5414, he espied his moneyH3701; and, beholdH2009, it was in the mouthH6310 of his sackH572. 28And he saidH559 unto his brethrenH251, My moneyH3701 is restoredH7725; and, loH2009, it is evenH1571 in my sackH572: and their heartH3820 failedH3318 them, and they turnedH7725 tremblingH2729 one to anotherH251, sayingH559, WhatH4100 is this that GodH430 hath doneH6213 unto usH413? 29And they cameH935 unto JacobH3290 their fatherH1 unto the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and toldH5046 him allH3605 that had befallen them; sayingH559, 30The manH376, the lordH113 of the landH776, spake roughly with usH5414, and tookH853 usH5414 for spiesH7270 of the countryH776. 31And weH587 saidH559 unto him, WeH587 are trueH3651 menH559; weH587 are noH3808 spiesH7270: 32weH587 be twelveH6240 brethrenH251, sonsH1121 of our fatherH1; one is notH369, and the youngestH6996 is this dayH3117 with our fatherH1 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 33And the manH376, the lordH113 of the landH776, saidH559 unto usH413, Hereby shall I knowH3045 that ye are trueH3651 menH376; leaveH3240 one of your brethrenH251 with meH413, and takeH3947 corn for the famineH7459 of your housesH1004, and goH3240 your wayH2063: 34and bringH935 your youngestH6996 brotherH251 unto meH413: then shall I knowH3045 that ye are noH3808 spiesH7270, but that ye are trueH3651 men: soH3651 will I deliverH5414 youH859 your brotherH251, and ye shall traffick in the landH776. 35And it cameH1961 to passH1961 as they emptied their sacksH8242, that, beholdH2009, everyH376 man’sH376 bundle of moneyH3701 was in his sackH8242: and when they and their fatherH1 sawH7200 their bundles of moneyH3701, they were afraidH3372. 36And JacobH3290 their fatherH1 saidH559 unto them, MeH413 have ye bereavedH7921 of my childrenH7921: JosephH3130 is notH369, and SimeonH8095 is notH369, and ye will takeH3947 BenjaminH1144 awayH3947: allH3605 theseH3605 things are againstH5921 meH413. 37And ReubenH7205 spake unto his fatherH1, sayingH559, SlayH4191 my twoH8147 sonsH1121, ifH518 I bringH935 him notH3808 to thee: deliverH5414 him intoH413 my handH3027, and I will bringH935 him to thee againH7725. 38And he saidH559, My sonH1121 shall notH3808 goH3381 downH3381 with youH834; for his brotherH251 is deadH4191, and he onlyH905 is leftH7604: ifH3588 mischief befallH7122 him by the wayH1870 in the whichH834 ye goH3381, then shall ye bringH3381 downH3381 my grayH7872 hairsH7872 with sorrowH3015 to the grave.

Commentaries on Genesis 42

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain