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Genesis 43 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:1 - But the famine prevailed in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:2 - And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:3 - And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:4 - If, then, thou send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy thee food;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:5 - but if thou send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:6 - And Israel said, Why did ye harm me, inasmuch as ye told the man that ye had a brother?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:7 - And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have ye a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:8 - And Judas said to his father Israel, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and thou, and our store.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:9 - And I engage for him; at my hand do thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty toward thee for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:10 - For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:11 - And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:12 - And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest peradventure it is a mistake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:13 - And take your [fn]brother; and arise, go down to the man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:14 - And my God give you favour in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:15 - And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:17 - And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18 - And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:19 - And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:20 - saying, We pray thee, Sir; we came down at first to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21 - And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, there was also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:22 - And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - And he said to them, God deal mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and [fn]I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:24 - And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:25 - And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:26 - And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:27 - And he asked them, How are ye? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom ye spoke, well? Does he yet live?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:28 - And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God;—and they bowed, and did him reverence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:29 - And Joseph [fn]lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom ye spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on thee, my son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:30 - And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:31 - And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:32 - And they set on bread for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - And they sat before him, the first-born according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men [fn]looked with amazement every one at his brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 - And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was [fn]five times as much as the portions of the others. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.
BES Footnotes
Gr. one.
q. d. I am satisfied with the money you have given me, both as to quality and quantity.
Gr. having looked up with, etc.
Gr. were amazed.
Gr. was magnified beyond the portions of all five times in comparison of theirs.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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