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World English Bible

Genesis 43 (WEBP)

[1] The famine was severe in the land.
[2] 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.”
[3] Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
[4] If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food;
[5] 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.’”
[6] Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”
[7] 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’?”
[8] 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.
[9] 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;
[10] for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”
[11] 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;
[12] 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.
[13] Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.
[14] 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.”
[15] 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.
[16] 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.”
[17] The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.
[18] 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.”
[19] They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
[20] and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
[21] 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.
[22] We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”
[23] 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.
[24] The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.
[25] They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.
[26] 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.
[27] He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”
[28] They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.
[29] 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.”
[30] Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.
[31] He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”
[32] 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.
[33] They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another.
[34] 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 43 (KJVS)

[1] And the famine was sore in the land.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
[5] 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.
[6] And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
[7] 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?
[8] 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.
[9] 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:
[10] for except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
[11] 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:
[12] 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:
[13] take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
[14] 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.
[15] 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.
[16] 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.
[17] And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
[18] 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.
[19] And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
[20] and said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
[21] and it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
[22] And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
[23] And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
[24] And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
[25] And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
[26] And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
[27] And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
[28] And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
[29] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
[30] And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
[31] And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
[32] And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
[33] And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
[34] And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of their’s. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Genesis 43:3 Heb. protesting he protested
Genesis 43:7a Heb. mouth
Genesis 43:7b Heb. knowing could we know?
Genesis 43:14 Or, And I, as I have been, etc
Genesis 43:16a Heb. kill a killing
Genesis 43:16b Heb. eat
Genesis 43:18 Heb. roll himself upon us
Genesis 43:23 Heb. your money came to me
Genesis 43:27a Heb. peace
Genesis 43:27b Heb. Is there peace to your father?
Genesis 43:34 Heb. they drank largely

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 43 (BYZ)

[1] Ὁ () δὲ () λιμὸς () ἐνίσχυσεν () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς. ()
[2] Ἐγένετο () δὲ () ἡνίκα () συνετέλεσαν () καταφαγεῖν () τὸν () σῖτον, () ὃν () ἤνεγκαν () ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου, () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς () ὁ () πατὴρ () αὐτῶν () Πάλιν () πορευθέντες () πρίασθε ἡμῖν () μικρὰ () βρώματα. ()
[3] Εἶπεν () δὲ () αὐτῷ () Ιουδας () λέγων () Διαμαρτυρίᾳ διαμεμαρτύρηται () ἡμῖν () ὁ () ἄνθρωπος () λέγων () Οὐκ () ὄψεσθε () τὸ () πρόσωπόν () μου, () ἐὰν () μὴ () ὁ () ἀδελφὸς () ὑμῶν () ὁ () νεώτερος () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν () ᾖ. ()
[4] Εἰ () μὲν () οὖν () ἀποστέλλεις () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () ἡμῶν () μεθ’ () ἡμῶν, () καταβησόμεθα () καὶ () ἀγοράσωμέν () σοι () βρώματα· ()
[5] εἰ () δὲ () μὴ () ἀποστέλλεις () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () ἡμῶν () μεθ’ () ἡμῶν, () οὐ () πορευσόμεθα· () ὁ () γὰρ () ἄνθρωπος () εἶπεν () ἡμῖν () λέγων () Οὐκ () ὄψεσθέ () μου () τὸ () πρόσωπον, () ἐὰν () μὴ () ὁ () ἀδελφὸς () ὑμῶν () ὁ () νεώτερος () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν () ᾖ. ()
[6] Εἶπεν () δὲ () Ισραηλ () Τί () ἐκακοποιήσατέ () με () ἀναγγείλαντες () τῷ () ἀνθρώπῳ () εἰ () ἔστιν () ὑμῖν () ἀδελφός; ()
[7] Οἱ () δὲ () εἶπαν () Ἐρωτῶν () ἐπηρώτησεν () ἡμᾶς () ὁ () ἄνθρωπος () καὶ () τὴν () γενεὰν () ἡμῶν () λέγων () Εἰ () ἔτι () ὁ () πατὴρ () ὑμῶν () ζῇ; () Εἰ () ἔστιν () ὑμῖν () ἀδελφός; () Καὶ () ἀπηγγείλαμεν () αὐτῷ () κατὰ () τὴν () ἐπερώτησιν ταύτην. () Μὴ () ᾔδειμεν εἰ () ἐρεῖ () ἡμῖν () Ἀγάγετε () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () ὑμῶν; ()
[8] Εἶπεν () δὲ () Ιουδας () πρὸς () Ισραηλ () τὸν () πατέρα () αὐτοῦ () Ἀπόστειλον () τὸ () παιδάριον () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ, () καὶ () ἀναστάντες () πορευσόμεθα, () ἵνα () ζῶμεν () καὶ () μὴ () ἀποθάνωμεν () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () καὶ () σὺ () καὶ () ἡ () ἀποσκευὴ ἡμῶν. ()
[9] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () ἐκδέχομαι () αὐτόν, () ἐκ () χειρός () μου () ζήτησον () αὐτόν· () ἐὰν () μὴ () ἀγάγω () αὐτὸν () πρὸς () σὲ () καὶ () στήσω () αὐτὸν () ἐναντίον () σου, () ἡμαρτηκὼς () ἔσομαι () πρὸς () σὲ () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας. ()
[10] Εἰ () μὴ () γὰρ () ἐβραδύναμεν, () ἤδη () ἂν () ὑπεστρέψαμεν () δίς. ()
[11] Εἶπεν () δὲ () αὐτοῖς () Ισραηλ () ὁ () πατὴρ () αὐτῶν () Εἰ () οὕτως () ἐστίν, () τοῦτο () ποιήσατε· () λάβετε () ἀπὸ () τῶν () καρπῶν () τῆς () γῆς () ἐν () τοῖς () ἀγγείοις () ὑμῶν () καὶ () καταγάγετε () τῷ () ἀνθρώπῳ () δῶρα, () τῆς () ῥητίνης καὶ () τοῦ () μέλιτος, () θυμίαμα () καὶ () στακτὴν καὶ () τερέμινθον καὶ () κάρυα.
[12] Καὶ () τὸ () ἀργύριον () δισσὸν λάβετε () ἐν () ταῖς () χερσὶν () ὑμῶν· () τὸ () ἀργύριον () τὸ () ἀποστραφὲν () ἐν () τοῖς () μαρσίπποις ὑμῶν () ἀποστρέψατε () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν· () μήποτε () ἀγνόημά () ἐστιν. ()
[13] Καὶ () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () ὑμῶν () λάβετε () καὶ () ἀναστάντες () κατάβητε () πρὸς () τὸν () ἄνθρωπον. ()
[14] Ὁ () δὲ () θεός () μου () δῴη () ὑμῖν () χάριν () ἐναντίον () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου, () καὶ () ἀποστείλαι () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () ὑμῶν () τὸν () ἕνα () καὶ () τὸν () Βενιαμιν· () ἐγὼ () μὲν () γάρ, () καθὰ () ἠτέκνωμαι, ἠτέκνωμαι.
[15] Λαβόντες () δὲ () οἱ () ἄνδρες () τὰ () δῶρα () ταῦτα () καὶ () τὸ () ἀργύριον () διπλοῦν () ἔλαβον () ἐν () ταῖς () χερσὶν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τὸν () Βενιαμιν () καὶ () ἀναστάντες () κατέβησαν () εἰς () Αἴγυπτον () καὶ () ἔστησαν () ἐναντίον () Ιωσηφ. ()
[16] Εἶδεν () δὲ () Ιωσηφ () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () τὸν () Βενιαμιν () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () τὸν () ὁμομήτριον καὶ () εἶπεν () τῷ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () οἰκίας () αὐτοῦ () Εἰσάγαγε () τοὺς () ἀνθρώπους () εἰς () τὴν () οἰκίαν () καὶ () σφάξον () θύματα καὶ () ἑτοίμασον· () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () γὰρ () φάγονται () οἱ () ἄνθρωποι () ἄρτους () τὴν () μεσημβρίαν. ()
[17] Ἐποίησεν () δὲ () ὁ () ἄνθρωπος, () καθὰ () εἶπεν () Ιωσηφ, () καὶ () εἰσήγαγεν () τοὺς () ἀνθρώπους () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () Ιωσηφ. ()—
[18] ἰδόντες () δὲ () οἱ () ἄνθρωποι () ὅτι () εἰσήχθησαν () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () Ιωσηφ, () εἶπαν () Διὰ () τὸ () ἀργύριον () τὸ () ἀποστραφὲν () ἐν () τοῖς () μαρσίπποις ἡμῶν () τὴν () ἀρχὴν () ἡμεῖς () εἰσαγόμεθα () τοῦ () συκοφαντῆσαι () ἡμᾶς () καὶ () ἐπιθέσθαι () ἡμῖν () τοῦ () λαβεῖν () ἡμᾶς () εἰς () παῖδας () καὶ () τοὺς () ὄνους () ἡμῶν. ()
[19] Προσελθόντες () δὲ () πρὸς () τὸν () ἄνθρωπον () τὸν () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () οἴκου () Ιωσηφ () ἐλάλησαν () αὐτῷ () ἐν () τῷ () πυλῶνι () τοῦ () οἴκου ()
[20] λέγοντες () Δεόμεθα, () κύριε· () κατέβημεν () τὴν () ἀρχὴν () πρίασθαι βρώματα· ()
[21] ἐγένετο () δὲ () ἡνίκα () ἤλθομεν () εἰς () τὸ () καταλῦσαι () καὶ () ἠνοίξαμεν () τοὺς () μαρσίππους ἡμῶν, () καὶ () τόδε () τὸ () ἀργύριον () ἑκάστου () ἐν () τῷ () μαρσίππῳ αὐτοῦ· () τὸ () ἀργύριον () ἡμῶν () ἐν () σταθμῷ ἀπεστρέψαμεν () νῦν () ἐν () ταῖς () χερσὶν () ἡμῶν ()
[22] καὶ () ἀργύριον () ἕτερον () ἠνέγκαμεν () μεθ’ () ἑαυτῶν () ἀγοράσαι () βρώματα· () οὐκ () οἴδαμεν, () τίς () ἐνέβαλεν () τὸ () ἀργύριον () εἰς () τοὺς () μαρσίππους ἡμῶν. ()
[23] Εἶπεν () δὲ () αὐτοῖς () Ἵλεως () ὑμῖν, () μὴ () φοβεῖσθε· () ὁ () θεὸς () ὑμῶν () καὶ () ὁ () θεὸς () τῶν () πατέρων () ὑμῶν () ἔδωκεν () ὑμῖν () θησαυροὺς () ἐν () τοῖς () μαρσίπποις ὑμῶν, () τὸ () δὲ () ἀργύριον () ὑμῶν () εὐδοκιμοῦν ἀπέχω. () Καὶ () ἐξήγαγεν () πρὸς () αὐτοὺς () τὸν () Συμεων ()
[24] καὶ () ἤνεγκεν () ὕδωρ () νίψαι () τοὺς () πόδας () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () χορτάσματα () τοῖς () ὄνοις () αὐτῶν. ()
[25] Ἡτοίμασαν () δὲ () τὰ () δῶρα () ἕως () τοῦ () ἐλθεῖν () Ιωσηφ () μεσημβρίας· () ἤκουσαν () γὰρ () ὅτι () ἐκεῖ () μέλλει () ἀριστᾶν. ()
[26] Εἰσῆλθεν () δὲ () Ιωσηφ () εἰς () τὴν () οἰκίαν, () καὶ () προσήνεγκαν () αὐτῷ () τὰ () δῶρα, () ἃ () εἶχον () ἐν () ταῖς () χερσὶν () αὐτῶν, () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () καὶ () προσεκύνησαν () αὐτῷ () ἐπὶ () πρόσωπον () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν. ()
[27] Ἠρώτησεν () δὲ () αὐτούς () Πῶς () ἔχετε; () Καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς () Εἰ () ὑγιαίνει () ὁ () πατὴρ () ὑμῶν () ὁ () πρεσβύτερος, () ὃν () εἴπατε; () Ἔτι () ζῇ; ()
[28] Οἱ () δὲ () εἶπαν () Ὑγιαίνει () ὁ () παῖς () σου () ὁ () πατὴρ () ἡμῶν, () ἔτι () ζῇ. () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Εὐλογητὸς () ὁ () ἄνθρωπος () ἐκεῖνος () τῷ () θεῷ. () Καὶ () κύψαντες () προσεκύνησαν () αὐτῷ. ()
[29] Ἀναβλέψας () δὲ () τοῖς () ὀφθαλμοῖς () Ιωσηφ () εἶδεν () Βενιαμιν () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () τὸν () ὁμομήτριον καὶ () εἶπεν () Οὗτος () ὁ () ἀδελφὸς () ὑμῶν () ὁ () νεώτερος, () ὃν () εἴπατε () πρός () με () ἀγαγεῖν; () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Ὁ () θεὸς () ἐλεήσαι () σε, () τέκνον. ()
[30] Ἐταράχθη () δὲ () Ιωσηφ ()—συνεστρέφετο () γὰρ () τὰ () ἔντερα αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () τῷ () ἀδελφῷ () αὐτοῦ ()—καὶ () ἐζήτει () κλαῦσαι· () εἰσελθὼν () δὲ () εἰς () τὸ () ταμιεῖον () ἔκλαυσεν () ἐκεῖ. ()
[31] Καὶ () νιψάμενος () τὸ () πρόσωπον () ἐξελθὼν () ἐνεκρατεύσατο () καὶ () εἶπεν () Παράθετε () ἄρτους. ()
[32] Καὶ () παρέθηκαν () αὐτῷ () μόνῳ () καὶ () αὐτοῖς () καθ’ () ἑαυτοὺς () καὶ () τοῖς () Αἰγυπτίοις () τοῖς () συνδειπνοῦσιν μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () καθ’ () ἑαυτούς· () οὐ () γὰρ () ἐδύναντο () οἱ () Αἰγύπτιοι () συνεσθίειν () μετὰ () τῶν () Εβραίων () ἄρτους, () βδέλυγμα () γάρ () ἐστιν () τοῖς () Αἰγυπτίοις. ()
[33] Ἐκάθισαν () δὲ () ἐναντίον () αὐτοῦ, () ὁ () πρωτότοκος () κατὰ () τὰ () πρεσβεῖα αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ὁ () νεώτερος () κατὰ () τὴν () νεότητα () αὐτοῦ· () ἐξίσταντο () δὲ () οἱ () ἄνθρωποι () ἕκαστος () πρὸς () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[34] Ἦραν () δὲ () μερίδας () παρ’ () αὐτοῦ () πρὸς () αὐτούς· () ἐμεγαλύνθη () δὲ () ἡ () μερὶς () Βενιαμιν () παρὰ () τὰς () μερίδας () πάντων () πενταπλασίως πρὸς () τὰς () ἐκείνων. () Ἔπιον () δὲ () καὶ () ἐμεθύσθησαν () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.