Genesis 42

1 And Jacob having seen that there was a sale [of corn] in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you indolent?

And when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look at one another?

2 Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down there, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; get you down thither, and buy for us provision from there, that we may live, and not die.

3 And the ten brethren of Joseph went down to buy corn out of Egypt.

And ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy corn in Egypt,

4 But [Jacob] sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befall him.

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brothers; for he said, Lest mischief befall him.

5 And the sons of Israel came to buy with those that came, for the famine was in the land of Chanaan.

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all the people of the land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did reverence to him, [bowing] with the face to the ground.

And Joseph—he was the governor over the land, it was he that sold corn to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves down before him with the face to the earth.

7 And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and estranged himself from them, and spoke hard words to them; and said to them, Whence are you come? And they said, Out of the land of Chanaan, to buy food.

And Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them; but made himself strange unto them and spoke roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they recognized not him.

9 And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; and he said to them, You are spies; to observe the marks of the land are you come.

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed concerning them, and he said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land are ye come.

10 But they said, Nay, Sir, we your servants are come to buy food;

And they said unto him, No, my lord, thy servants are only come to buy food.

11 we are all sons of one man; we are peaceful, your servants are not spies.

We are all sons of one man; we are true men; thy servants have never been spies.

12 And he said to them, Nay, but you are come to observe the marks of the land.

And he said unto them, No! but to see the nakedness of the land are ye come.

13 And they said, We your servants are twelve brethren, in the land of Chanaan; and, behold, the youngest is with our father today, but the other one is not.

And they said, We, thy servants, are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.

14 And Joseph said to them, This is it that I spoke to you, saying, you are spies;

And Joseph said unto them, It is as I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye are spies;

15 herein shall you be manifested; by the health of Pharao, you shall not depart hence, unless your younger brother come here.

Hereby shall ye be proved: By the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

16 Send one of you, and take your brother; and go you to prison, till your words be clear, whether you speak the truth or not; but, if not, by the health of Pharao, verily you are spies.

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether the truth be with you; and if not, by the life of Pharaoh, ye are surely spies.

17 And he put them in prison three days.

And he put them together into ward three days.

18 And he said to them on the third day, This do, and you shall live, for I fear God.

And Joseph said unto them on the third day, This do, and live; I fear God.

19 If you be peaceful, let one of your brethren be detained in prison; but go you, and carry back the corn you have purchased.

If ye be true men, let one of your brothers remain imprisoned in the house of your confinement; but ye, go, carry home what you have bought for the want of your household.

20 And bring your younger brother to me, and your words shall be believed; but, if not, you shall die. And they did so.

But your youngest brother bring unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

21 And each said to his brother, Yes, indeed, for we are in fault concerning our brother, when we disregarded the anguish of his soul, when he implored us, and we listened not to him; and therefore has this affliction come upon us.

And they said to one another, Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

22 And Ruben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Hurt not the boy, and you heard me not? and, behold, his blood is required.

And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not say unto you, thus, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? and behold, his blood also is now required.

23 But they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.

24 And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.

And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and spoke with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn, and to return their money to each into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and it was so done to them.

And Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and he did unto them thus.

26 And having put the corn on the asses, they departed thence.

And they loaded their asses with their corn, and departed thence.

27 And one having opened his sack to give his asses fodder, at the place where they rested, saw also his bundle of money, for it was on the mouth of his sack.

And one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn: when he espied his money, for, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

28 And he said to his brethren, My money has been restored to me, and behold this is in my sack. And their heart was wonder-struck, and they were troubled, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?

And he said unto his brothers, My money hath been restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

29 And they came to their father, Jacob, into the land of Chanaan, and reported to him all that had happened to them, saying,

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and they told him all that had befallen them; saying,

30 The man, the lord of the land, spoke harsh words to us, and put us in prison as spies of the land.

The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us as though we were espying the country.

31 And we said to him, We are men of peace, we are not spies.

And we said unto him, We are true men; we have never been spies:

32 We are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is with his father today in the land of Chanaan.

We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; the one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

33 And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Herein shall I know that you are peaceful; leave one brother here with me, and having taken the corn you have purchased for your family, depart.

And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brothers here with me, and [the food for] the want of your households take ye and be gone;

34 And bring to me your younger brother; then I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are men of peace: and I will restore you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.

And bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men; your brother I will give up to you, and in the land ye shall be allowed to traffic.

35 And it came to pass as they were emptying their sacks, there was each man's bundle of money in his sack; and they and their father saw their bundles of money, and they were afraid.

And it came to pass as they were emptying their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they saw the bundles of their money, they and their father, they were afraid.

36 And their father Jacob said to them, You have bereaved me. Joseph is not, Symeon is not, and will you take Benjamin? all these things have come upon me.

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me ye have bereaved of my children: Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and Benjamin ye will take away; all these things are against me.

37 And Ruben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to you; give him into my hand, and I will bring him back to you.

And Reuben said unto his father, thus, Two of my sons shalt thou slay, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to thee.

38 But he said, My son shall not go down with you, because his brother is dead, and he only has been left; and [suppose] it shall come to pass that he is afflicted by the way by which you go, then you shall bring down my old age with sorrow to Hades. (Sheol h7585)

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left: and if mischief befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)