01:042:038 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his
brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the
way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with
sorrow to the grave.
01:043:001 And the famine was sore in the land.
01:043:002 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which
they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again,
buy us a little food.
01:043:003 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly
protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother
be with you.
01:043:004 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and
buy thee food:
01:043:005 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the
man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with
you.
01:043:006 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to
tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
01:043:007 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and
of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another
brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could
we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
01:043:008 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me,
and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and
thou, and also our little ones.
01:043:009 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him:
if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear
the blame for ever:
01:043:010 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this
second time.
01:043:011 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so
now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and
carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey,
spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
01:043:012 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was
brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand;
peradventure it was an oversight:
01:043:013 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
01:043:014 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may
send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my
children, I am bereaved.
01:043:015 And the men took that present, and they took double money in
their hand and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood
before Joseph.
01:043:016 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler
of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these
men shall dine with me at noon.
01:043:017 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men
into Joseph's house.
01:043:018 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into
Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned
in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek
occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our
asses.
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