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Genesis 42:31 (NET) New English Translation

1 When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why are you looking at each other?"
2 He then said, "Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die."
3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
4 But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "What if some accident happens to him?"
5 So Israel's sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.
6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food."
8 Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!"
10 But they exclaimed, "No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
11 We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies."
12 "No," he insisted, "but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable."
13 They replied, "Your servants are from a family of twelve brothers. We are the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father at this time, and one is no longer alive."
14 But Joseph told them, "It is just as I said to you: You are spies!
15 You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16 One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"
17 He imprisoned them all for three days.
18 On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.
19 If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison while the rest of you go and take grain back for your hungry families.
20 But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified and you will not die." They did as he said.
21 They said to one other, "Surely we're being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!"
22 Reuben said to them, "Didn't I say to you, 'Don't sin against the boy,' but you wouldn't listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!"
23 (Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)
24 He turned away from them and wept. When he turned around and spoke to them again, he had Simeon taken from them and tied up before their eyes.
25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man's money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. His orders were carried out.
26 So they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.
27 When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
28 He said to his brothers, "My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!" They were dismayed; they turned trembling one to another and said, "What in the world has God done to us?"
29 They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,
30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.
31 But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies!
32 We are from a family of twelve brothers; we are the sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father at this time in the land of Canaan.'
33 "Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for your hungry households and go.
34 But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.'"
35 When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man's bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.
36 Their father Jacob said to them, "You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me."
37 Then Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care and I will bring him back to you."
38 But Jacob replied, "My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If an accident happens to him on the journey you have to make, then you will bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave."
1 Now when Jacob H3290 saw H7200 W-VIY3MS that H3588 CONJ there was H3426 ADV corn H7668 in Egypt H4714 , Jacob H3290 said H559 W-VQY3MS unto his sons H1121 L-CMP-3MS , Why H4100 L-IPRO do ye look one upon another H7200 W-VIY3MS ?
2 And he said H559 W-VQY3MS , Behold H2009 IJEC , I have heard H8085 VQQ1MS that H3588 CONJ there is H3426 ADV corn H7668 in Egypt H4714 : get you down H3381 thither H8033 ADV-3FS , and buy H7666 for us from thence H8033 M-ADV ; that we may live H2421 , and not H3808 W-NPAR die H4191 .
3 And Joseph H3130 \'s ten H6235 brethren H251 went down H3381 to buy H7666 corn H1250 in Egypt H4714 .
4 But Benjamin H1144 , Joseph H3130 \'s brother H251 CMS , Jacob H3290 sent H7971 VQQ3MS not H3808 NADV with H854 PREP his brethren H251 NMP-3MS ; for H3588 CONJ he said H559 VQQ3MS , Lest peradventure H6435 CONJ mischief H611 befall H7122 him .
5 And the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 came H935 W-VQY3MP to buy H7666 corn among H8432 B-NMS those that came H935 : for H3588 CONJ the famine H7458 D-NMS was H1961 VQQ3MS in the land H776 B-GFS of Canaan H3667 LMS .
6 And Joseph H3130 was the governor H7989 over H5921 PREP the land H776 D-GFS , and he H1931 PPRO-3MS it was that sold H7666 to all H3605 L-CMS the people H5971 NMS of the land H776 D-GFS : and Joseph H3130 \'s brethren H251 came H935 W-VQY3MP , and bowed down themselves H7812 before him with their faces H639 NMD to the earth H776 NFS-3FS .
7 And Joseph H3130 saw H7200 W-VIY3MS his brethren H251 NMP-3MS , and he knew H5234 them , but made himself strange H5234 unto H413 PREP-3MP them , and spoke H1696 W-VPY3MS roughly H7186 unto H854 PREP-3MP them ; and he said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS them , Whence H370 M-ADV come H935 ye ? And they said H559 W-VQY3MS , From the land H776 M-NFS of Canaan H3667 LMS to buy H7666 food H400 NMS .
8 And Joseph H3130 knew H5234 his brethren H251 NMP-3MS , but they H1992 W-PPRO-3MP knew H5234 not H3808 NADV him .
9 And Joseph H3130 remembered H2142 W-VQY3MS the dreams H2472 which H834 RPRO he dreamed H2492 of them , and said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS them , Ye H859 PPRO-2MS are spies H7270 ; to see H7200 L-VQFC the nakedness H6172 CFS of the land H776 D-GFS ye are come H935 .
10 And they said H559 W-VQY3MP unto H413 PREP-3MS him , Nay H3808 NADV , my lord H113 , but to buy H7666 food H400 NMS are thy servants H5650 come H935 VQQ3MP .
11 We H5168 are all H3605 one H259 MMS man H376 NMS \'s sons H1121 ; we H587 PPRO-1MP are true H3651 men , thy servants H5650 are H1961 VQQ3MP no H3808 NADV spies H7270 .
12 And he said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS them , Nay H3808 NADV , but H3588 CONJ to see H7200 the nakedness H6172 CFS of the land H776 D-GFS ye are come H935 .
13 And they said H559 W-VQY3MP , Thy servants H5650 are twelve H8147 brethren H251 NMP , the sons H1121 of one H259 MMS man H376 NMS in the land H776 B-GFS of Canaan H3667 EMS ; and , behold H2009 IJEC , the youngest H6996 D-AMS is this day H3117 D-AMS with H854 PREP our father H1 , and one H259 is not H369 ADV-3MS .
14 And Joseph H3130 said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS them , That H1931 PPRO-3MS is it that H834 RPRO I spoke H1696 VPQ1MS unto H413 you , saying H559 W-VQY3MS , Ye H859 are spies H7270 :
15 Hereby H2063 ye shall be proved H974 : By the life H2416 of Pharaoh H6547 EMS ye shall not go forth H3318 hence H2088 M-DPRO , except H518 PART your youngest H6996 D-AMS brother H251 come H935 hither H2008 .
16 Send H7971 one H259 MMS of H4480 M-PPRO-2MS you , and let him fetch H3947 your brother H251 , and ye H859 W-PPRO-2MP shall be kept in prison H631 , that your words H1697 may be proved H974 , whether there be any truth H571 in H854 PART-2MP you : or else H518 W-PART by the life H2416 of Pharaoh H6547 EMS surely H3588 CONJ ye H859 are spies H7270 .
17 And he put them all together H622 into H413 PREP ward H4929 three H7969 BMS days H3117 NMP .
18 And Joseph H3130 said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS them the third H7992 D-ONUM day H3117 B-AMS , This H2063 DPRO do H6213 , and live H2421 W-VQI2MP ; for I H589 PPRO-1MS fear H3373 God H430 D-EDP :
19 If H518 PART ye H859 PPRO-2MS be true H3651 men , let one H259 MMS of your brethren H251 be bound H631 in the house H1004 B-CMS of your prison H4929 : go H1980 VQI2MP ye H859 W-PPRO-2MP , carry H935 corn H7668 for the famine H7459 of your houses H1004 :
20 But bring H935 your youngest H6996 D-AMS brother H251 unto H413 PREP-1MS me ; so shall your words H1697 be verified H539 , and ye shall not H3808 W-NPAR die H4191 . And they did H6213 W-VQY3MP so H3651 ADV .
21 And they said H559 W-VQY3MP one H376 NMS to H413 PREP another H251 CMS-3MS , We H587 PPRO-1MP are verily H61 guilty H818 concerning H5921 PREP our brother H251 , in that H834 RPRO we saw H7200 the anguish H6869 of his soul H5315 NMS-3MS , when he besought H2603 us , and we would not H3808 W-NPAR hear H8085 ; therefore H3651 ADV is this H2063 distress H6869 come H935 VQQ3FS upon H413 PREP us .
22 And Reuben H7205 answered H6030 W-VQY3MS them , saying H559 L-VQFC , Spoke H559 VQQ1MS I not H3808 W-NPAR unto H413 you , saying H559 L-VQFC , Do not H408 NPAR sin H2398 against the child H3206 ; and ye would not H3808 W-NPAR hear H8085 ? therefore , behold H2009 IJEC , also H1571 W-CONJ his blood H1818 CMS-3MS is required H1875 .
23 And they H1992 W-PPRO-3MP knew H3045 not H3808 NADV that H3588 CONJ Joseph H3130 understood H8085 them ; for H3588 CONJ he spoke unto H996 them by an interpreter H3887 .
24 And he turned himself about H5437 from M-PREP-3MP them , and wept H1058 ; and returned H7725 to H413 PREP-3MS them again , and communed H1696 W-VPY3MS with H413 PREP-3MS them , and took H3947 W-VQY3MS from them Simeon H8095 , and bound H631 him before their eyes H5869 L-CMD-3MP .
25 Then Joseph H3130 commanded H6680 W-VPY3MS to fill H4390 their sacks H3627 with corn H1250 , and to restore H7725 every man H376 NMS \'s money H3701 into H413 PREP his sack H8242 , and to give H5414 them provision H6720 for the way H1870 : and thus H3651 ADV did H6213 W-VQY3MS he unto them .
26 And they laded H5375 W-VQY3MP their asses H2543 with the corn H7668 , and departed H1980 W-VQY3MP thence H8033 M-ADV .
27 And as one H259 of them opened H6605 W-VQY3MS his sack H8242 to give H5414 L-VQFC his ass H2543 provender H4554 in the inn H4411 , he espied H7200 W-VIY3MS his money H3701 ; for , behold H2009 IJEC , it H1931 PPRO-3MS was in his sack H572 \'s mouth H6310 B-CMS .
28 And he said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP his brethren H251 NMP-3MS , My money H3701 is restored H7725 ; and , lo H2009 IJEC , it is even H1571 W-CONJ in my sack H572 : and their heart H3820 CMS-3MP failed H3318 W-VQY3MS them , and they were afraid H2729 , saying H559 W-VQY3MS one H376 NMS to H413 PREP another H251 CMS-3MS , What H4100 IPRO is this H2063 DPRO-3FS that God H430 EDP hath done H6213 VQQ3MS unto us ?
29 And they came H935 W-VQY3MP unto H413 PREP Jacob H3290 their father H1 CMS-3MP unto the land H776 NFS-3FS of Canaan H3667 EMS , and told H5046 him all H3605 NMS that befell H7136 unto them ; saying H559 L-VQFC ,
30 The man H376 , who is the lord H113 of the land H776 D-GFS , spoke H1696 VPQ3MS roughly H7186 to H854 PREP-1MP us , and took H5414 W-VQQ3MS us for spies H7270 of the country H776 D-GFS .
31 And we said H559 unto H413 PREP-3MS him , We H587 are true H3651 men ; we are H1961 no H3808 NADV spies H7270 :
32 We H587 PPRO-1MP be twelve H8147 brethren H251 NMP , sons H1121 of our father H1 ; one H259 is not H369 , and the youngest H6996 is this day H3117 D-AMS with H854 PREP our father H1 in the land H776 B-GFS of Canaan H3667 LMS .
33 And the man H376 D-NMS , the lord H113 of the country H776 D-GFS , said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 us , Hereby H2063 shall I know H3045 VQY1MS that H3588 CONJ ye H859 PPRO-2MS are true H3651 men ; leave H5117 one H259 D-AMS of your brethren H251 here with H854 PREP-1MS me , and take H3947 food for the famine H7459 of your households H1004 , and be gone H1980 :
34 And bring H935 your youngest H6996 D-AMS brother H251 unto H413 PREP-1MS me : then shall I know H3045 that H3588 CONJ ye H859 PPRO-2MS are no H3808 NADV spies H7270 , but H3588 CONJ that ye H859 PPRO-2MS are true H3651 men : so will I deliver H5414 VQY1MS you your brother H251 , and ye shall traffic H5503 in the land H776 D-GFS .
35 And it came to pass H1961 W-VQY3MS as they H1992 PPRO-3MP emptied H7324 their sacks H8242 , that , behold H2009 IJEC , every man H376 NMS \'s bundle H6872 of money H3701 was in his sack H8242 : and when both they H1992 PPRO-3MP and their father H1 saw H7200 W-VQY3MP the bundles H6872 of money H3701 , they were afraid H3372 .
36 And Jacob H3290 their father H1 CMS-3MP said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS them , Me have ye bereaved H7921 of my children : Joseph H3130 is not H369 , and Simeon H8095 is not H369 , and ye will take H3947 Benjamin H1144 away : all H3605 these things are H1961 VQQ3MP against H5921 PREP-1MS me .
37 And Reuben H7205 spoke H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP his father H1 CMS-3MS , saying H559 W-VQY3MS , Slay H4191 VHY3FS my two H8147 ONUM sons H1121 CMP-2MS , if H518 PART I bring H935 him not H3808 NADV to H413 PREP thee : deliver H5414 him into H5921 PREP my hand H3027 CFS-1MS , and I H589 W-PPRO-1MS will bring H7725 him to H413 PREP thee again .
38 And he said H559 W-VQY3MS , My son H1121 NMS-1MS shall not H3808 ADV go down H3381 with H5973 PREP-3MP you ; for H3588 CONJ his brother H251 CMS-3MS is dead H4191 , and he H1931 W-PPRO-3MS is left H7604 alone H905 L-CMS-3MS : if mischief H611 befall H7122 him by the way H1870 in the which H834 RPRO ye go H1980 , then shall ye bring down H3381 my gray hairs H7872 with sorrow H3015 to the grave H7585 .
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