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And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracious to you, my son!"

Then Joseph made haste, for his heart yearned for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there.

Then he washed his face and came out; and controlling himself he said, "Let food be served."

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another in amazement.

Then he commanded the steward of his house, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each 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, with his money for the grain." And he did as Joseph told him.

When they had gone but a short distance from the city, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you returned evil for good? Why have you stolen my silver cup?

Then every man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and every man opened his sack.

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

When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there; and they fell before him to the ground.

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

And we said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a young brother, the child of his old age; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children; and his father loves him.'

We said to my lord, 'The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'

Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the lad's life,

Now therefore, let your servant, I pray you, remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord; and let the lad go back with his brothers.

Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him; and he cried, "Make every one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph; is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.

So Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, I pray you." And they came near. And he said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.

So it was not you who sent me here, but God; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.