Genesis 44 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Genesis 45

¹Then Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him, and he called out, “Cause everyone to go out from me!” No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

KJVThen Joseph^H3130 could^H3201^(H8804) not refrain^H662^(H8692) himself before all them that stood^H5324^(H8737) by him; and he cried^H7121^(H8799), Cause^H3318 every man^H376 to go out^H3318^(H8685) from me. And there stood^H5975^(H8804) no man^H376 with him, while Joseph^H3130 made himself known^H3045^(H8692) unto his brethren^H251.

² He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

KJVAnd he wept^H6963^H1065 aloud^H5414^(H8799): and the Egyptians^H4714 and the house^H1004 of Pharaoh^H6547 heard^H8085^(H8799)^H8085^(H8799).

³ Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?” His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 said^H559^(H8799) unto his brethren^H251, I am Joseph^H3130; doth my father^H1 yet live^H2416? And his brethren^H251 could^H3201^(H8804) not answer^H6030^(H8800) him; for they were troubled^H926^(H8738) at his presence^H6440.

⁴ Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 said^H559^(H8799) unto his brethren^H251, Come near^H5066^(H8798) to me, I pray you. And they came near^H5066^(H8799). And he said^H559^(H8799), I am Joseph^H3130 your brother^H251, whom ye sold^H4376^(H8804) into Egypt^H4714.

⁵ Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

KJVNow therefore be not grieved^H6087^(H8735), nor angry^H2734^(H8799) with yourselves^H5869, that ye sold^H4376^(H8804) me hither: for God^H430 did send^H7971^(H8804) me before you^H6440 to preserve life^H4241.

⁶ For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be no plowing and no harvest.

KJVFor these two years^H8141 hath the famine^H7458 been in^H7130 the land^H776: and yet there are five^H2568 years^H8141, in the which there shall neither^H369 be earing^H2758 nor harvest^H7105.

⁷ God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.

KJVAnd God^H430 sent^H7971^(H8799) me before you^H6440 to preserve^H7760^(H8800) you a posterity^H7611 in the earth^H776, and to save your lives^H2421^(H8687) by a great^H1419 deliverance^H6413.

⁸ So now it wasn’t you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

KJVSo now it was not you that sent^H7971^(H8804) me hither, but God^H430: and he hath made^H7760^(H8799) me a father^H1 to Pharaoh^H6547, and lord^H113 of all his house^H1004, and a ruler^H4910^(H8802) throughout all the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.

⁹ Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don’t wait.

KJVHaste^H4116^(H8761) ye, and go up^H5927^(H8798) to my father^H1, and say^H559^(H8804) unto him, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) thy son^H1121 Joseph^H3130, God^H430 hath made^H7760^(H8804) me lord^H113 of all Egypt^H4714: come down^H3381^(H8798) unto me, tarry^H5975^(H8799) not:

¹⁰ You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children’s children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.

KJVAnd thou shalt dwell^H3427^(H8804) in the land^H776 of Goshen^H1657, and thou shalt be near^H7138 unto me, thou, and thy children^H1121, and thy children's^H1121 children^H1121, and thy flocks^H6629, and thy herds^H1241, and all that thou hast:

¹¹ There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.”’

KJVAnd there will I nourish^H3557^(H8773) thee; for yet there are five^H2568 years^H8141 of famine^H7458; lest thou, and thy household^H1004, and all that thou hast, come to poverty^H3423^(H8735).

¹² Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

KJVAnd, behold, your eyes^H5869 see^H7200^(H8802), and the eyes^H5869 of my brother^H251 Benjamin^H1144, that it is my mouth^H6310 that speaketh^H1696^(H8764) unto you.

¹³ You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here.”

KJVAnd ye shall tell^H5046^(H8689) my father^H1 of all my glory^H3519 in Egypt^H4714, and of all that ye have seen^H7200^(H8804); and ye shall haste^H4116^(H8765) and bring down^H3381^(H8689) my father^H1 hither.

¹⁴ He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

KJVAnd he fell^H5307^(H8799) upon his brother^H251 Benjamin's^H1144 neck^H6677, and wept^H1058^(H8799); and Benjamin^H1144 wept^H1058^(H8804) upon his neck^H6677.

¹⁵ He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.

KJVMoreover he kissed^H5401^(H8762) all his brethren^H251, and wept^H1058^(H8799) upon them: and after^H310 that his brethren^H251 talked^H1696^(H8765) with him.

¹⁶ The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

KJVAnd the fame^H6963 thereof was heard^H8085^(H8738) in Pharaoh's^H6547 house^H1004, saying^H559^(H8800), Joseph's^H3130 brethren^H251 are come^H935^(H8804): and it pleased^H3190^H5869 Pharaoh^H6547 well^H3190^(H8799)^H5869, and^H5869 his servants^H5650.

¹⁷ Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.

KJVAnd Pharaoh^H6547 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joseph^H3130, Say^H559^(H8798) unto thy brethren^H251, This do^H6213^(H8798) ye; lade^H2943^(H8798) your beasts^H1165, and go^H3212^(H8798), get^H935^(H8798) you unto the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667;

¹⁸ Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’

KJVAnd take^H3947^(H8798) your father^H1 and your households^H1004, and come^H935^(H8798) unto me: and I will give^H5414^(H8799) you the good^H2898 of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and ye shall eat^H398^(H8798) the fat^H2459 of the land^H776.

¹⁹ Now you are commanded to do this: Take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

KJVNow thou art commanded^H6680^(H8795), this do^H6213^(H8798) ye; take^H3947^(H8798) you wagons^H5699 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 for your little ones^H2945, and for your wives^H802, and bring^H5375^(H8804) your father^H1, and come^H935^(H8804).

²⁰ Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”

KJVAlso^H5869 regard^H2347^(H8799) not your stuff^H3627; for the good^H2898 of all the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 is yours.

²¹ The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did^H6213^(H8799) so: and Joseph^H3130 gave^H5414^(H8799) them wagons^H5699, according to the commandment^H6310 of Pharaoh^H6547, and gave^H5414^(H8799) them provision^H6720 for the way^H1870.

²² He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.

KJVTo all of them he gave^H5414^(H8804) each man^H376 changes^H2487 of raiment^H8071; but to Benjamin^H1144 he gave^H5414^(H8804) three^H7969 hundred^H3967 pieces of silver^H3701, and five^H2568 changes^H2487 of raiment^H8071.

²³ He sent the following to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.

KJVAnd to his father^H1 he sent^H7971^(H8804) after this^H2063 manner; ten^H6235 asses^H860 laden^H5375^(H8802) with the good things^H2898 of Egypt^H4714, and ten^H6235 she asses^H2543 laden^H5375^(H8802) with corn^H1250 and bread^H3899 and meat^H4202 for his father^H1 by the way^H1870.

²⁴ So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”

KJVSo he sent^H7971 his brethren^H251 away^H7971^(H8762), and they departed^H3212^(H8799): and he said^H559^(H8799) unto them, See that ye fall not out^H7264^(H8799) by the way^H1870.

²⁵ They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.

KJVAnd they went up^H5927^(H8799) out of Egypt^H4714, and came^H935^(H8799) into the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667 unto Jacob^H3290 their father^H1,

²⁶ They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart fainted, for he didn’t believe them.

KJVAnd told^H5046^(H8686) him, saying^H559^(H8800), Joseph^H3130 is yet alive^H2416, and he is governor^H4910^(H8802) over all the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714. And Jacob's heart^H3820 fainted^H6313^(H8799), for he believed^H539^(H8689) them not.

²⁷ They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived.

KJVAnd they told^H1696^(H8762) him all the words^H1697 of Joseph^H3130, which he had said^H1696^(H8765) unto them: and when he saw^H7200^(H8799) the wagons^H5699 which Joseph^H3130 had sent^H7971^(H8804) to carry^H5375^(H8800) him, the spirit^H7307 of Jacob^H3290 their father^H1 revived^H2421^(H8799):

²⁸ Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

KJVAnd Israel^H3478 said^H559^(H8799), It is enough^H7227; Joseph^H3130 my son^H1121 is yet alive^H2416: I will go^H3212^(H8799) and see him^H7200^(H8799) before I die^H4191^(H8799).

WEB·Genesis 44

¹He commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

KJVAnd he commanded^H6680^(H8762) the steward of his house^H1004, saying^H559^(H8800), Fill^H4390^(H8761) the men's^H582 sacks^H572 with food^H400, as much as^H834 they can^H3201^(H8799) carry^H5375^(H8800), and put^H7760^(H8798) every man's^H376 money^H3701 in his sack's^H572 mouth^H6310.

² Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with his grain money.” He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

KJVAnd put^H7760^(H8799) my cup^H1375, the silver^H3701 cup^H1375, in the sack's^H572 mouth^H6310 of the youngest^H6996, and his corn^H7668 money^H3701. And he did^H6213^(H8799) according to the word^H1697 that Joseph^H3130 had spoken^H1696^(H8765).

³ As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

KJVAs soon as the morning^H1242 was light^H215^(H8804), the men^H582 were sent away^H7971^(H8795), they and their asses^H2543.

⁴ When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

KJVAnd when they were gone out^H3318^(H8804) of the city^H5892, and not yet far off^H7368^(H8689), Joseph^H3130 said^H559^(H8804) unto his steward^H1004, Up^H6965^(H8798), follow^H7291^(H8798) after^H310 the men^H582; and when thou dost overtake^H5381^(H8689) them, say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded^H7999^(H8765) evil^H7451 for good^H2896?

⁵ Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”

KJVIs not this it in which my lord^H113 drinketh^H8354^(H8799), and whereby indeed^H5172^(H8763) he divineth^H5172^(H8762)? ye have done evil^H7489^(H8689) in so doing^H6213^(H8804).

⁶ He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.

KJVAnd he overtook^H5381^(H8686) them, and he spake^H1696^(H8762) unto them these same^H428 words^H1697.

⁷ They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Wherefore saith^H1696^(H8762) my lord^H113 these words^H1697? God forbid^H2486 that thy servants^H5650 should do^H6213^(H8800) according to this thing^H1697:

⁸ Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord’s house?

KJVBehold, the money^H3701, which we found^H4672^(H8804) in our sacks^H572' mouths^H6310, we brought again^H7725^(H8689) unto thee out of the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667: how then should we steal^H1589^(H8799) out of thy lord's^H113 house^H1004 silver^H3701 or gold^H2091?

⁹ With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”

KJVWith whomsoever of thy servants^H5650 it be found^H4672^(H8735), both let him die^H4191^(H8804), and we also will be my lord's^H113 bondmen^H5650.

¹⁰ He said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom it is found will be my slave; and you will be blameless.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Now also let it be according unto your words^H1697:^H3651 he with whom it is found^H4672^(H8735) shall be my servant^H5650; and ye shall be blameless^H5355.

¹¹ Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

KJVThen they speedily^H4116^(H8762) took down^H3381^(H8686) every man^H376 his sack^H572 to the ground^H776, and opened^H6605^(H8799) every man^H376 his sack^H572.

¹² He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

KJVAnd he searched^H2664^(H8762), and began^H2490^(H8689) at the eldest^H1419, and left^H3615^(H8765) at the youngest^H6996: and the cup^H1375 was found^H4672^(H8735) in Benjamin's^H1144 sack^H572.

¹³ Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.

KJVThen they rent^H7167^(H8799) their clothes^H8071, and laded^H6006^(H8799) every man^H376 his ass^H2543, and returned^H7725^(H8799) to the city^H5892.

¹⁴ Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.

KJVAnd Judah^H3063 and his brethren^H251 came^H935^(H8799) to Joseph's^H3130 house^H1004; for he was yet there: and they fell^H5307^(H8799) before him^H6440 on the ground^H776.

¹⁵ Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do divination?”

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 said^H559^(H8799) unto them, What deed^H4639 is this that ye have done^H6213^(H8804)? wot ye^H3045^(H8804) not that such a man^H376 as I can certainly^H5172^(H8763) divine^H5172^(H8762)?

¹⁶ Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup is found.”

KJVAnd Judah^H3063 said^H559^(H8799), What shall we say^H559^(H8799) unto my lord^H113? what shall we speak^H1696^(H8762)? or how shall we clear ourselves^H6663^(H8691)? God^H430 hath found out^H4672^(H8804) the iniquity^H5771 of thy servants^H5650: behold, we are my lord's^H113 servants^H5650, both we, and he also^H1571 with whom^H834^H3027 the cup^H1375 is found^H4672^(H8738).

¹⁷ He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), God forbid^H2486 that I should do^H6213^(H8800) so^H2063: but the man^H376 in whose hand^H3027 the cup^H1375 is found^H4672^(H8738), he shall be my servant^H5650; and as for you, get you up^H5927^(H8798) in peace^H7965 unto your father^H1.

¹⁸ Then Judah came near to him, and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.

KJVThen Judah^H3063 came near^H5066^(H8799) unto him, and said^H559^(H8799), Oh^H994 my lord^H113, let thy servant^H5650, I pray thee, speak^H1696^(H8762) a word^H1697 in my lord's^H113 ears^H241, and let not thine anger^H639 burn^H2734^(H8799) against thy servant^H5650: for thou art even as Pharaoh^H6547.

¹⁹ My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’

KJVMy lord^H113 asked^H7592^(H8804) his servants^H5650, saying^H559^(H8800), Have^H3426 ye a father^H1, or a brother^H251?

²⁰ We said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.’

KJVAnd we said^H559^(H8799) unto my lord^H113, We have^H3426 a father^H1, an old man^H2205, and a child^H3206 of his old age^H2208, a little one^H6996; and his brother^H251 is dead^H4191^(H8804), and he alone is left^H3498^(H8735) of his mother^H517, and his father^H1 loveth^H157^(H8804) him.

²¹ You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’

KJVAnd thou saidst^H559^(H8799) unto thy servants^H5650, Bring him down^H3381^(H8685) unto me, that I may set^H7760^(H8799) mine eyes^H5869 upon him.

²² We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’

KJVAnd we said^H559^(H8799) unto my lord^H113, The lad^H5288 cannot^H3201^(H8799) leave^H5800^(H8800) his father^H1: for if he should leave^H5800^(H8804) his father^H1, his father would die^H4191^(H8804).

²³ You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’

KJVAnd thou saidst^H559^(H8799) unto thy servants^H5650, Except^H3808 your youngest^H6996 brother^H251 come down^H3381^(H8799) with you, ye shall see^H7200^H3254 my face^H6440 no more^H7200^(H8800)^H3254^(H8686).

²⁴ When we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

KJVAnd it came to pass when we came up^H5927^(H8804) unto thy servant^H5650 my father^H1, we told^H5046^(H8686) him the words^H1697 of my lord^H113.

²⁵ Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’

KJVAnd our father^H1 said^H559^(H8799), Go again^H7725^(H8798), and buy^H7666^(H8798) us a little^H4592 food^H400.

²⁶ We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother is with us.’

KJVAnd we said^H559^(H8799), We cannot^H3201^(H8799) go down^H3381^(H8800): if our youngest^H6996 brother^H251 be^H3426 with us, then will we go down^H3381^(H8804): for we may^H3201^(H8799) not see^H7200^(H8800) the man's^H376 face^H6440, except^H369 our youngest^H6996 brother^H251 be with us.

²⁷ Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

KJVAnd thy servant^H5650 my father^H1 said^H559^(H8799) unto us, Ye know^H3045^(H8804) that my wife^H802 bare^H3205^(H8804) me two^H8147 sons:

²⁸ One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.

KJVAnd the one^H259 went out^H3318^(H8799) from me, and I said^H559^(H8799), Surely^H2963^(H8800) he is torn in pieces^H2963^(H8776); and I saw him^H7200^(H8804) not since^H2008:

²⁹ If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’

KJVAnd if ye take^H3947^(H8804) this also from^H5973 me^H6440, and mischief^H611 befall him^H7136^(H8804), ye shall bring down^H3381^(H8689) my gray hairs^H7872 with sorrow^H7451 to the grave^H7585.

³⁰ Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy’s life;

KJVNow therefore when I come^H935^(H8800) to thy servant^H5650 my father^H1, and the lad^H5288 be not with us; seeing that his life^H5315 is bound up^H7194^(H8803) in the lad's life^H5315;

³¹ it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.

KJVIt shall come to pass, when he seeth^H7200^(H8800) that the lad^H5288 is not with us, that he will die^H4191^(H8804): and thy servants^H5650 shall bring down^H3381^(H8689) the gray hairs^H7872 of thy servant^H5650 our father^H1 with sorrow^H3015 to the grave^H7585.

³² For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.’

KJVFor thy servant^H5650 became surety^H6148^(H8804) for the lad^H5288 unto^H5973 my father^H1, saying^H559^(H8800), If I bring^H935^(H8686) him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame^H2398^(H8804) to my father^H1 for ever^H3117.

³³ Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy go up with his brothers.

KJVNow therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant^H5650 abide^H3427^(H8799) instead of the lad^H5288 a bondman^H5650 to my lord^H113; and let the lad^H5288 go up^H5927^(H8799) with his brethren^H251.

³⁴ For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn’t with me?—lest I see the evil that will come on my father.”

KJVFor how^H349 shall I go up^H5927^(H8799) to my father^H1, and the lad^H5288 be not with me? lest peradventure I see^H7200^(H8799) the evil^H7451 that shall come on^H4672^(H8799) my father^H1.

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