Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And the famine was
sore
in the land .
And the famine `is'
severe
in the land ;
And it came
to pass, when they had
eaten
up
the corn which they had
brought out
of
Egypt, their father said
unto them, Go
again
, buy us a little food.
and it cometh
to pass, when they have
finished
eating
the corn which they brought from
Egypt, that
their father saith
unto them, `Turn
back
, buy for
us a little food. '
And Judah spake
unto him, saying, The man did
solemnly
protest
unto
us, saying, Ye shall
not see my face ,
except
your brother be
with you .
And Judah speaketh
unto him, saying, `
The man protesting
protested
to
us, saying, Ye do
not see my face without
your brother `being'
with you ;
If thou wilt
send
our brother with us, we will
go down and buy thee food :
if thou art
sending
our brother with us, we go down ,
and buy for
thee food ,
But
if thou wilt
not send
him,
we will
not go down :
for the man said unto us, Ye shall
not see my face ,
except
your brother be
with you.
and
if thou art
not sending
--
we do
not go down ,
for the man said unto us, Ye do
not see my face without
your brother `being'
with you. '
And Israel said
, Wherefore
dealt
ye so
ill
with
me, as
to tell
the man whether
ye had yet a brother?
And Israel saith
, `Why
did
ye evil
to
me, by
declaring
to the man that
ye had yet a brother? '
And they said
, The man asked us straitly
of
our
state
, and of
our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another
brother? and we told
him according to the tenor of these words:
could
we certainly know that he would
say, Bring your brother down
?
and they say
, `
The man asked diligently
concerning
us, and concerning
our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a
brother? and we declare
to
him according to the tenor of these things;
do
we certainly know that he will
say, Bring down
your brother? '
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
.
And Judah saith
unto Israel his father, `
Send the youth
with me, and we arise ,
and go ,
and
live, and do
not die, both we, and thou, and our infants
.
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:
I --
I
am
surety `
for '
him ,
from
my hand thou dost
require him ;
if I have
not brought
him
in
unto thee, and set him before thee --
then I
have
sinned
against
thee
all
the days;
For except
we had lingered, surely now we had returned this
second
time
.
for if
we had not
lingered, surely now we had returned these
two
times
. '
And their father Israel
said
unto them, If it
must
be
so now, do
this ;
take of the best
fruits
in
the land in your vessels, and carry
down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices ,
and myrrh, nuts ,
and almonds :
And Israel
their father saith
unto them, `
If so ,
now, this do:
take of the praised
thing
of
the land in your vessels, and take
down to
the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds ;
And take
double money in your hand ;
and
the money that
was
brought again
in the mouth of your sacks
, carry
it
again
in your hand ;
peradventure
it was
an oversight :
and double money take
in your hand ,
even
the money which
is
brought back
in the mouth of your bags
, ye
take
back
in your hand ,
it may
be
it
`is'
an oversight .
Take also
your brother, and arise
, go
again
unto the man :
`And
take your brother, and rise
, turn
back
unto the man ;
And God Almighty give you mercy
before the man, that he may
send
away
your other brother ,
and Benjamin .
If
I be
bereaved
of
my
children
, I am bereaved.
and God Almighty give to
you mercies
before the man, so
that he hath
sent
to
you
your other brother and Benjamin ;
and
I, when
I am bereaved --
I
am
bereaved
. '
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 .
And the men take
this
present, double money also
they
have
taken
in their hand ,
and Benjamin; and they
rise
, and go
down to Egypt, and stand
before Joseph ;
And when
Joseph saw
Benjamin with them, he
said
to the
ruler
of
his house, Bring these
men home
, and slay
, and make ready ;
for these
men
shall
dine
with me at noon.
and Joseph seeth
Benjamin with them, and
saith
to him
who
`is'
over
his house, `
Bring the
men into
the
house
, and slaughter
an
animal
, and make ready ,
for with me do
the
men
eat
at noon. '
And the man did
as Joseph bade;
and the man brought
the men into Joseph's
house .
And the man doth
as Joseph hath
said,
and the man bringeth
in
the men into the
house of
Joseph,
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.
and the men are
afraid because they have
been
brought into the
house of
Joseph,
and they say
, `For
the
matter
of the money which
was put
back
in our bags
at the commencement
are we brought in --
to
roll
himself
upon
us, and to
throw
himself
on
us, and to
take us for servants
--
our asses also
. '
And they came
near
to
the steward
of
Joseph's
house, and they
communed
with
him at the door
of the house,
And they come
nigh
unto
the man
who
`is'
over
the
house of
Joseph
, and speak
unto
him at the opening
of the house,
And said
, O sir
, we came
indeed
down at the first
time
to buy food :
and say
, `
O, my
lord,
we really
come
down at the commencement
to buy food ;
And it came
to pass, when we came
to
the inn,
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 again
in our hand .
and it cometh
to pass, when we have
come
in
unto
the lodging-place
, and open
our
bags
, that
lo
, each
one's
money `is'
in the mouth of his bag
, our money in its
weight ,
and we bring
it back
in our hand ;
And other money have we brought down in our hands
to buy food :
we cannot
tell
who put our money in our sacks
.
and other money have we brought down in our hand
to buy food ;
we have
not
known
who put our money in our bags
. '
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.
And he saith
, `
Peace to you, fear not: your God and the God of your father hath given to
you hidden
treasure in your bags,
your money came
unto
me;'
and he bringeth
out Simeon
unto them.
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.
And the man bringeth
in
the men into Joseph's house, and giveth
water, and they wash
their feet; and he giveth
provender
for
their asses ,
And they made
ready
the present against
Joseph came
at noon :
for they heard that they should
eat bread there
.
and they prepare
the present until
the
coming
of
Joseph at noon ,
for they have
heard that there
they do
eat bread.
And when
Joseph came
home
, they brought
him the present which was
in their hand into the house, and bowed
themselves to him to the earth .
And Joseph cometh
into
the
house
, and
they bring
to
him the present which `is'
in their hand ,
into the house, and bow
themselves to him ,
to the earth ;
And he asked
them of their
welfare
, and said
, Is your father well ,
the old
man of whom ye spake?
Is he yet alive?
and he asketh
of
them of peace
, and saith
, `
Is your father well ?
the aged
man of whom ye have
spoken,
is he yet alive? '
And they answered
, Thy servant our father is in
good
health
, he is yet alive .
And they bowed
down
their
heads
, and made
obeisance.
and they say
, `
Thy servant our father `
is '
well
, he is yet alive ;'
and they bow
, and do
obeisance.
And he lifted
up his eyes, and saw
his brother Benjamin
, his mother's son, and said
, Is this your younger
brother, of whom ye spake
unto me? And he said
, God be
gracious
unto
thee, my son.
And he lifteth
up his eyes, and seeth
Benjamin
his brother, his mother's son, and saith
, `
Is this your young
brother, of whom ye have
spoken
unto me? '
and he saith
, `
God favour
thee, my son. '
And Joseph made
haste;
for his bowels did
yearn
upon
his brother :
and he sought
where
to weep ;
and he
entered
into
his
chamber, and wept
there .
And Joseph hasteth,
for his bowels have
been
moved
for
his brother ,
and he seeketh
to weep ,
and entereth
the
inner
chamber, and weepeth
there ;
And he washed
his face, and went
out, and refrained
himself, and said
, Set
on
bread.
and he washeth
his face, and goeth
out, and refraineth
himself, and saith
, `Place
bread. '
And they set
on
for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians ,
which
did
eat
with him ,
by themselves: because
the Egyptians might
not
eat bread with the Hebrews ;
for that
is an abomination unto
the Egyptians.
And they place
for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who
are
eating
with him by themselves: for
the Egyptians are
unable
to
eat bread with the Hebrews ,
for it
`
is '
an abomination to
the Egyptians.
And they sat
before him, the firstborn
according to his birthright, and the youngest
according to his youth :
and the men marveled
one at another .
And they sit
before him, the first-born
according to his birthright, and the young
one
according to his youth ,
and the men wonder
one at another ;
And he took
and
sent
messes
unto
them
from before him :
but
Benjamin's
mess
was
five times
so
much
as
any
of theirs.
And they drank
, and
were
merry
with him.
and he lifteth
up
gifts
from before him unto
them,
and
the
gift
of
Benjamin
is
five hands
more
than
the
gifts
of all
of
them;
and they drink
, yea,
they
drink
abundantly
with him.
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