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Genesis 43 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:1 - Now the land was in bitter need of food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:2 - And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:3 - And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:4 - If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:5 - But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:6 - And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:7 - And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:8 - Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:9 - Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:10 - Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:11 - Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:12 - And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:13 - And take your brother and go back to the man:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:14 - And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:15 - So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

Joseph Sees Benjamin

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:17 - And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18 - Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:19 - So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:20 - And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21 - And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:22 - As well as more money, with which to get food: we have no idea who put our money in our bags.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:24 - And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:25 - And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:26 - And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:27 - And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:28 - And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:29 - Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:30 - Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:31 - Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:32 - And they put a meal ready for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 - And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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