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Then the brothers started taking the grain out of their sacks, and every brother found his bag of money in his sack of grain. When the brothers and their father saw the money, they were afraid.

The people ate all the grain they had brought from Egypt. When that grain was gone, Jacob said to his sons, "Go to Egypt and buy some more grain for us to eat."

So the brothers took the gifts to give to the governor. And the brothers took twice as much money with them as they took the first time. This time Benjamin went with the brothers to Egypt.

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his servant, "Bring these men into my house. Kill an animal and cook it. They will eat with me at noon today."

The brothers were afraid when they were taken to Joseph's house and said, "We have been brought here because of the money that was put back in our sacks the last time. They will use this as proof against us and steal our donkeys and make us slaves."

The servant led the men into Joseph's house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he fed their donkeys.

The brothers answered, "Yes, sir, our father is still alive." And they again bowed before Joseph.

Servants were taking food from Joseph's table and bringing it to them. But the servants gave Benjamin five times more than the others. The brothers continued to eat and drink with Joseph until they were drunk.

After they had left the city, Joseph said to his servant, "Go and follow the men. Stop them and say to them, ‘We were good to you! So why have you been bad to us? Why did you steal my master's silver cup?

The brothers were very sad. They tore their clothes to show their sadness. They put their sacks back on the donkeys and went back to the city.

He said to his brothers, "I am your brother Joseph. Is my father doing well?" But the brothers did not answer him because they were confused and afraid.

Then Joseph hugged his brother Benjamin, and they both began crying.

So Pharaoh told Joseph, "Tell your brothers to take all the food they need and go back to the land of Canaan.

Then Joseph told his brothers to go. While they were leaving, he said to them, "Go straight home, and don't fight on the way."

They told him, "Father, Joseph is still alive! And he is the governor over the whole country of Egypt." Their father did not know what to think. At first he didn't believe them.

But then they told him everything Joseph had said. Then their father saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to bring him back to Egypt, and he became excited and very happy.

Then Jacob left Beersheba and traveled to Egypt. His sons, the sons of Israel, brought their father, their wives, and all their children to Egypt. They traveled in the wagons the Pharaoh had sent.

They also had their cattle and everything they owned in the land of Canaan. So Israel went to Egypt with all his children and his family.

They are a family of shepherds. They have always kept sheep and cattle. They have brought all their animals and everything they own with them.'

Joseph went in to Pharaoh and said, "My father and my brothers and all their families are here. They have all their animals and everything they own from the land of Canaan with them. They are now in the land of Goshen."