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And Judah said to 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 our little ones.

And Joseph saw Benjamin with them, and said to the [man] who was over his house, Bring the men into the house, and slaughter cattle, and make ready; for the men shall eat with me at noon.

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 according to its weight; and we have brought it again in our hand.

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 spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to thee, my son!

And Joseph made haste, for his bowels burned for his brother; and he sought [a place] to weep, and he went into the chamber, and wept there.

And he washed his face, and came out, and controlled himself, and said, Set on bread.

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.

And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain-money. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.

They were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

And they hasted and laid down every man his sack on the ground, and opened every man his sack.

Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and they returned to the city.

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, [yet] young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.

And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.

And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us,—seeing that his life is bound up with his life,

And now, let thy servant stay, I pray thee, instead of the lad a bondman to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brethren;

And Joseph could not control himself before all them that stood by him, and he cried, Put every man out from me! And no man stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brethren.

And he raised his voice in weeping; and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.