Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin.

1 ¶ And the famineº [was] soreº in the land.º 2 And it came to pass,² when² they had eaten upººªª² the cornº which² they had brought² out¹ª of Egypt,º² their fatherº saidºª unto² them, Go again,ºª buyºª us a littleº food.º 3 And Judahº spakeºª unto² him, saying,ºª The manº did solemnly¹ª protestºª unto us, saying,ºª Ye shall not² seeºª my face,º exceptº your brotherº [be] with² you. 4 If² thou wiltº sendºª² our brotherº with² us, we will go downºª and buyºª thee food:º 5 But if² thou wilt not² sendºª [him], we will not² go down:ºª for² the manº saidºª unto² us, Ye shall not² seeºª my face,º except² your brotherº [be] with² you. 6 And Israelº said,ºª Wherefore² dealt ye [so] illºª with me, [as] to tellºª the manº whether ye had yet² a brother?º 7 And they said,ºª The manº asked¹ª us straitlyºª of our state, and of our kindred,º saying,ºª [Is] your fatherº yet² alive?º have² ye¹ [another] brother?º and we toldºª him according¹ to² the tenorº of these² words:º could we certainly¹ª knowºª that² he would say,ºª Bring¹ª your brother¹ down?ºª²² 8 And Judahº saidºª unto² Israelº his father,º Sendºª the ladº with² me, and we will ariseºª and go;¹ª² that we may live,ºª and not² die,ºª both² we,² and² thou,² [and] also² our little ones.º 9 I² will be suretyºª for him; of my handº² shalt thou requireºª him: ifºª I bringºª him not¹² unto² thee, and setºª him before² thee,¹ then let me bear the blameºª for ever:º² 10 For² exceptº we had lingered,ºª surely² now² we had returnedºª this² second time.º 11 And their fatherº Israelº saidºª unto² them, If² [it must be] so² now,º doºª this;² takeºª of the best fruitsº² in the landº in your vessels,º and carry downºª the manº a present,º a littleº balm,º and a littleº honey,º spices,º and myrrh,º nuts,º and almonds:º 12 And takeºª doubleº moneyº in your hand;º and the moneyº that was brought againºª in the mouthº of your sacks,º carry [it] againºª in your hand;º peradventure² it² [was] an oversight:º 13 Takeºª also your brother,º and arise,ºª go againºª unto² the man:º 14 And Godº Almightyº giveºª you mercyº beforeº the man,º that he may send awayºª² your otherº brother,º and Benjamin.º Ifº I² be bereavedºª [of my children], I am bereaved.ºª

Joseph entertaineth his brethren.

15 ¶ And the men¹² tookºª² thatº present,º and they tookºª doubleº moneyº in their hand,º and Benjamin;º and rose up,ºª and went downºª to Egypt,º and stoodºª beforeº Joseph.º 16 And when Josephº sawºª² Benjaminº withº them, he saidºª to the ruler of²² his house,º Bringºª² [these] men¹² home,º and slay,ººª and make ready;ºª for² [these] men¹² shall dineºª with² me at noon.º 17 And the manº didºª as² Josephº bade;ºª and the manº broughtºª² the men¹² into Joseph'sº house.º 18 And the men¹² were afraid,ºª because² they were broughtºª into Joseph'sº house;º and they said,ºª Because¹ of²² the moneyº that was returnedºª in our sacksº at the first timeº are we² brought in;ºª that he may seek occasionºª against² us, and fallºª upon² us, and takeºª us for bondmen,º and our asses.º 19 And they came nearºª to² the stewardº²² of Joseph'sº house,º and they communedºª with² him at the doorº of the house,º 20 And said,ºª Oº sir,º we came indeed¹ª downºª at the first timeº to buyºª food:º 21 And it came to pass,² when² we cameºª to² the inn,º that we openedºª² our sacks,º and, behold,² [every] man'sº moneyº [was] in the mouthº of his sack,º our moneyº in full weight:º and we have brought it againºª² in our hand.º 22 And otherº moneyº have we brought downºª in our handsº to buyºª food:º we cannot² tellºª who² putºª our moneyº in our sacks.º 23 And he said,ºª Peaceº [be] to you, fearºª not:² your God,º and the Godº of your father,º hath givenºª you treasureº in your sacks:º I hadºª your money.º And he brought¹ª Simeon¹ out²²² unto² them. 24 And the manº broughtºª² the men¹² into Joseph'sº house,º and gaveºª [them] water,º and they washedºª their feet;º and he gaveºª their assesº provender.º 25 And they made readyºª² the presentº againstº Josephº cameºª at noon:º for² they heardºª that² they should eatºª breadº there.²

26 ¶ And when Josephº cameºª home,º they broughtºª him² the presentº which² [was] in their handº into the house,º and bowed¹ª themselves² to him to the earth.º 27 And he askedºª them of [their] welfare,º and said,ºª [Is] your fatherº well,º the old manº of whom² ye spake?ºª [Is] he yet² alive?º 28 And they answered,ºª Thy servantº our fatherº [is] in good health,º he [is] yet² alive.º And they bowed down their heads,ºª and made obeisance.ºª 29 And he lifted upºª his eyes,º and sawºª his brotherº² Benjamin,º his mother'sº son,º and said,ºª [Is] this² your youngerº brother,º of whom² ye spakeºª unto² me? And he said,ºª Godº be graciousºª unto thee, my son.º 30 And Josephº made haste;ºª for² his bowelsº did yearnºª upon² his brother:º and he soughtºª [where] to weep;ºª and he entered¹ª into² [his] chamber,º and weptºª there.²

He maketh them a feast.

31 And he washedºª his face,º and went out,ºª and refrained¹ª himself,² and said,ºª Set onºª bread.º 32 And they set onºª for him by himself,² and for them by themselves,² and for the Egyptians,º which did eatºª with² him, by themselves:² because² the Egyptiansº mightºª not² eatºª breadº with² the Hebrews;º for² that² [is] an abominationº unto the Egyptians.º 33 And they satºª before² him,¹ the firstbornº according to his birthright,º and the youngestº according to his youth:º and the men¹² marvelledºª oneº at² another.º 34 And he tookºª [and sent] messesº unto² them from²² before² him:¹ but Benjamin'sº messº was five¹ times¹ so much asºª²²²² any² of theirs. And they drank,ºª and were merryºª with² him.