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So ten of Joseph's brothers went to buy grain in Egypt.

So the sons of Israel joined those who were coming to buy grain for there was no food in Canaan.

Then bring your youngest brother to me, so your words will be proven true. And you will live." So they did what he said.

They said to one another, "For sure we are guilty for what we did to our brother. We saw the suffering of his soul while he begged us. But we would not listen. So this trouble has come to us."

Then Joseph had their bags filled with grain. He had each man's money returned to his bag, to buy what was needed as they traveled. So this was done for them.

But bring your youngest brother to me, so I will know you are not spies, but honest men telling the truth. Then I will return your brother to you. And then you may trade in the land.'"

And they said, "The man asked questions about us and our family. He said, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered his questions. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here'?"

Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the boy with me. And we will get up and go, so we and you and our children may live and not die.

Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best things of the land in your bags. Carry them to the man as a gift. Give him perfume and honey and spices and special things to eat.

So the men took the gift, and twice as much money, and Benjamin. They got up and went to Egypt, and stood in front of Joseph.

So the man did what Joseph said, and brought the men to Joseph's house.

So they came near the man who took care of Joseph's house, and spoke to him at the door of the house.

When we came to the place where we stayed the night, we opened our bags. And we found that the full weight of each man's money was at the top of the bag. So we have brought it again with us.

So they made the gift ready to give to Joseph when he came at noon. For they had heard that they were to eat there.

So they brought food to Joseph by himself, and to them by themselves, and to the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves. The Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews because they thought it would be sinful.

So he came to them and spoke these words to them.

We said to my lord, ‘We have an old father and a young brother who was born to him when he was old. Now his brother is dead. So he is all that is left of his mother, and his father loves him.'

Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him here to me, so I may see him.'

when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. So your servants will bring the white hair of your servant our father down to the grave in sorrow.

So let your servant stay and work for my lord, instead of the boy. Let the boy go home with his brothers.