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Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.

Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.

Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.

And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.

Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;

And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.

And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?

Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it.

So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.

And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.

My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?

And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.

And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.

If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,

When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.

So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.

Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.

And so loud was his weeping, that it came to the ears of the Egyptians and all Pharaoh's house.

And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.

Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.