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Genesis 43 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Return to Egypt

Gen 43:1

Gen 43:1

Now the famine was severe in the land.

Gen 43:2

Gen 43:2So it came about, when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”

Gen 43:3

Gen 43:3Judah spoke to him, however, saying, “The man sternly warned [fn]us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

Gen 43:4

Gen 43:4“If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.

Gen 43:5

Gen 43:5“But if you do not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’”

Gen 43:6

Gen 43:6Then Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, [fn]by telling the man whether you still had another brother?”

Gen 43:7

Gen 43:7But they said, “The man specifically asked about us and our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ So we [fn]answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

Gen 43:8

Gen 43:8So Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me and we will arise and go, so that we may live and not die, we as well as you and our little ones.

Gen 43:9

Gen 43:9“I myself will take responsibility for him! You may demand him back from [fn]me. If I do not bring him back to you and present him to you, then [fn]you can let me take the blame forever.

Gen 43:10

Gen 43:10“For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice.”

Gen 43:11

Gen 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best products of the land in your [fn]bags, and carry down to the man as a gift, a little balsam and a little honey, labdanum resin and [fn]myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.

Gen 43:12

Gen 43:12“And take double the money in your hand, and take back in your hand the money that was returned in the opening of your sacks; perhaps it was a mistake.

Gen 43:13

Gen 43:13“Take your brother also, and arise, return to the man;

Gen 43:14

Gen 43:14and may [fn]God Almighty grant you compassion in the sight of the man, so that he will release to you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my sons, I am bereaved!”

Gen 43:15

Gen 43:15So the men took this gift, and they took double the money in their hand, and Benjamin; then they set out and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Joseph Sees Benjamin

Gen 43:16

Gen 43:16

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his house steward, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make preparations; for the men are to dine with me at noon.”

Gen 43:17

Gen 43:17So the man did as Joseph said, and [fn]brought the men to Joseph’s house.

Gen 43:18

Gen 43:18Now the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “It is because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time that we are being brought in, so that he may [fn]attack us and [fn]overpower us, and take us as slaves with our donkeys.”

Gen 43:19

Gen 43:19So they approached Joseph’s house steward, and spoke to him at the entrance of the house,

Gen 43:20

Gen 43:20and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food,

Gen 43:21

Gen 43:21and it happened when we came to the campsite, that we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the opening of his sack, our money in [fn]full. So we have brought it back in our hand.

Gen 43:22

Gen 43:22“We have also brought down other money in our hand to buy food; we do not know who put our money in our sacks.”

Gen 43:23

Gen 43:23But he said, “Peace be to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; your [fn]money was in my possession.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Gen 43:24

Gen 43:24Then the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed.

Gen 43:25

Gen 43:25So they prepared the gift [fn]for Joseph’s arrival at noon; for they had heard that they were to eat [fn]a meal there.

Gen 43:26

Gen 43:26

When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the gift which was in their hand, and they bowed down to the ground before him.

Gen 43:27

Gen 43:27Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, “Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

Gen 43:28

Gen 43:28And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” Then they bowed down again [fn]in homage.

Gen 43:29

Gen 43:29And as he raised his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” Then he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

Gen 43:30

Gen 43:30Joseph then hurried out, for [fn]he was deeply stirred over his brother, and he looked for a place to weep; so he entered his chamber and wept there.

Gen 43:31

Gen 43:31Then he washed his face and came out; and he controlled himself and said, “[fn]Serve the meal.”

Gen 43:32

Gen 43:32Then they served him by himself, and [fn]Joseph’s brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

Gen 43:33

Gen 43:33Now they [fn]were seated before him, from the firstborn according to his birthright to the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

Gen 43:34

Gen 43:34Then he took portions to them from [fn]his own table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank freely with him.
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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit us, saying
Lit to tell
Lit told him according to these words
Lit my hand
Lit I will be culpable before you all the days
Or vessels
Or resinous bark
Heb El Shaddai
Lit the man brought
Lit roll himself upon us
Lit fall upon
Lit its weight
Lit your money had come to me
Lit until
Lit bread
I.e., great respect and honor to a superior
Lit his compassion grew warm
Lit Set on bread
Lit them
Lit sat
Lit his face
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