# Genesis 43

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/43

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. The famine was heavy in the land.
2. When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Return, buy us a little food."
3. Judah said to him, "The man charged us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"
4. If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
5. But if you do not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, “You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.”
6. Israel said, "Why have you wronged me by telling the man whether you still had a brother?"
7. They replied, "The man pressed us about ourselves and our kindred, asking, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We told him only these matters—how could we know he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"
8. Judah said to Israel, his father, "Send the boy with me, and let us arise and go, that we may live and not die—even we, even you, even our little ones."
9. I will answer for him—from my hand you may require him; if I do not bring him to you and present him before you, then I have sinned against you all my days.
10. For if we had not delayed, surely by now we would have returned this second time.
11. Their father Israel said to them, "If it is so, then do this: take some of the land's finest produce in your bags and bring a gift down to the man—a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds."
12. Take double money in your hands, and return in your hands the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks; perhaps it was an oversight.
13. Take your brother too, rise, and return to the man.
14. May God Almighty give you compassion before the man, so he sends your other brother and Benjamin to you. And as for me, as I have been bereaved, I have been bereaved.
15. The men took this gift, took double silver in their hands, and Benjamin; they arose, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the one in charge of his house, "Bring the men into the house, slaughter a beast, and prepare; for the men will eat with me at noon."
17. The man did as Joseph had said, 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 returned in our sacks at the beginning, we are being brought in so he can hold it against us, fall on us, and take us as slaves along with our donkeys."
19. They approached the man who was over Joseph's house and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
20. They said, "Oh my lord, we did come down the first time to buy food."
21. When we reached the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and there was each man's money in the mouth of his sack—our money at full weight—and we brought it back with us.
22. We have brought down other money in our hands to buy food. We did not know who put our money in our sacks.
23. He said, "Peace to you. Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. Your silver has come to me." He brought Simeon out to them.
24. The man brought the men to Joseph's house, gave them water, and they washed their feet; he gave provender to their donkeys.
25. They prepared the gift for Joseph's arrival at noon, for they had heard that they would eat bread there.
26. Joseph entered the house, and they brought him the gift they held in their hands into the house and bowed down before him to the ground.
27. He asked about their welfare and said, "Is your father well, the old man you mentioned? Is he still alive?"
28. They answered, "Your servant our father is well; he is still alive." They bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.
29. He raised his eyes and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, whom you mentioned to me?" He said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
30. Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; he sought a place to weep, entered the chamber, and wept there.
31. He washed his face and went out, restrained himself, and said, "Serve bread."
32. They set it before him alone, before them alone, and before the Egyptians eating with him alone, because the Egyptians could not eat bread 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 were amazed at one another.
34. He sent them portions from before him, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank and became merry with him.

## Nearby chapters

[Genesis 42](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/42.md)
[Genesis 44](https://www.lumin.faith/read/genesis/44.md)

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