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But remember me when it goes well with you; and show me kindness, please; and mention me to Pharaoh, so that he will release me from this prison.

He restored the chief cupbearer back to his position, so that he again gave Pharaoh his cup.

In the morning he found himself so upset that he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one there could interpret them for him.

This will be the land's food supply for the seven years of famine that will come over the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish as a result of the famine."

(iii) So Pharaoh said to Yosef, "Since God has shown you all this — there is no one as discerning and wise as you —

Yosef stored grain in quantities like the sand on the seashore, so much that they stopped counting, because it was beyond measure.

Now Ya‘akov saw that there was grain in Egypt; so Ya‘akov said to his sons, "Why are you staring at each other?

Look," he said, "I've heard that there's grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us from there, so that we can stay alive and not die!"

So Yosef recognized his brothers, but they didn't recognize him.

But bring your youngest brother to me. In this way your statements will be verified, and you won't die." So they did it.

so 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 food."

Y'hudah said to Isra'el his father, "Send the boy with me; and we will make preparations and leave; so that we may stay alive and not die, both we and you, and also our little ones.

May El Shaddai give you favor in the man's sight, so that he will release to you your other brother as well as Binyamin. As for me, if I must lose my children, lose them I will."

Upon being ushered inside Yosef's house, the men became fearful. They said, "It's because of the money that was returned in our packs the first time that we have been brought inside — so that he can use it as an excuse to attack us, take us as slaves and seize our donkeys too."

So they approached the manager of Yosef's household and spoke to him at the entrance of the house:

(vii) Then Yosef hurried out, because his feelings toward his brother were so strong that he wanted to cry; he went into his bedroom and there he wept.

So they sat there facing him, the firstborn in the place of honor, the youngest in last place; and the men expressed their amazement to each other.

Each was given his serving there in front of him, but Binyamin's portion was five times as large as any of theirs. So they drank and enjoyed themselves with him.

So he caught up with them and said these words to them.

Why, the money we found inside our packs we brought back to you from the land of Kena‘an! So how would we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?