The famine was severe in the land. Gen 12:10Act 7:11-13Ecc 9:1-2Gen 18:13Gen 41:54-57Gen 42:5Lam 5:10 When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.” 1Ti 5:81Ti 6:6-8Gen 42:1-2Gen 43:20Gen 43:4Pro 15:16Pro 16:18Pro 31:16
Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’ Gen 44:23Gen 43:52Sa 14:242Sa 14:282Sa 14:322Sa 3:13Act 20:25Act 20:38 If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food; but if you don’t send him, we won’t go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’” Exo 20:12Gen 42:38Gen 44:26
Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”
They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” Gen 43:3Gen 42:13Gen 43:27
Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones. Gen 42:2Deu 33:62Ki 7:132Ki 7:4Exo 20:12Ezr 8:21Gen 42:38Gen 44:26 I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever; Gen 42:37Gen 44:32-33Heb 7:22Phm 1:18-191Ki 1:21Ezk 3:18Ezk 3:20Ezk 33:6 for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.” Gen 19:16
Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds; Gen 37:25Jer 8:221Sa 9:7Ezk 27:17Pro 18:161Ki 10:151Ki 10:251Ki 15:19 and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. Gen 42:25Gen 42:351Th 4:61Th 5:212Co 8:21Heb 13:8Php 4:8Rom 12:17 Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man. Gen 42:38 May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.” Est 4:16Gen 17:1Act 21:14Gen 22:14Neh 1:11Pro 16:7Act 7:10Gen 35:11
The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon.” Gen 44:1Gen 43:191Sa 25:11Gen 15:2Gen 21:8Gen 24:2-10Gen 26:30Gen 31:54
The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house. The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time, we’re brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys.” Gen 42:35Deu 22:14Deu 22:17Gen 42:21Gen 42:28Isa 7:2Jdg 13:22Jdg 14:4 They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house, and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food. Gen 42:3Gen 42:10Gen 42:27Gen 42:35Gen 43:3Gen 43:7 When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand. Gen 43:121Pe 2:121Pe 3:16Gen 42:27-35Gen 43:15Heb 13:18Heb 13:5Rom 12:17 We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”
He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them. Gen 42:24Jhn 20:26Jhn 14:27Gen 42:28Jhn 20:19Jhn 20:21Luk 10:5Luk 24:36 The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder. Gen 18:4Gen 24:32Gen 19:2Luk 7:44Jhn 13:4-17 They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there. Gen 43:11Gen 43:16
When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to the earth before him. Php 2:10-11Gen 27:29Gen 37:19-20Gen 42:6Gen 37:7-10Psa 72:9Rom 14:11Gen 43:28 He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?” Gen 42:131Ch 18:101Sa 17:221Sa 25:5Exo 18:7Gen 37:14Gen 41:16Gen 42:11
They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly. Gen 37:7Gen 43:261Ki 1:162Ch 24:172Sa 1:22Sa 14:4Exo 18:7Gen 37:9-10 He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” He said, “God be gracious to you, my son.” Gen 42:13Num 6:25Gen 30:22-241Ti 1:22Ch 29:11Gen 35:17-18Gen 42:11Gen 45:8 Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there. Gen 42:24Jer 31:201Ki 3:26Gen 45:14-15Gen 45:2Hos 11:8Jhn 11:33-38Php 1:8 He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.” Gen 45:11Pe 3:10Isa 42:14Jer 31:16
They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. Exo 8:26Gen 46:34Gen 31:54Gen 43:16 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another. He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him. Gen 45:221Sa 1:52Sa 11:81Sa 9:22-24Ecc 10:19Ecc 9:7Hab 1:6Jhn 2:10