1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)
Genesis 42
1 Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt. 16 They are imprisoned by Joseph for spies. 18 They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21 They have remorse for Joseph. 24 Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25 They return with corn, and their money. 29 Their relation to Jacob. 36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin.
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42:1 ¶
Then saw Jacob that there was corn, in Egypt,and Jacob said to his sons, Wherefore look ye one at another?
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42:2
And he said, Lo! I have heard that there is, corn, in Egypt,Go down thither, and buy corn for us from thence, that we may live, and not die.
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42:3
So Joseph's ten brethren went down,to buy corn from the Egyptians;
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42:4
but, Benjamin, Joseph's own brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren,for he said, Lest there befall him any mischief.
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42:5
Thus came in the sons of Israel, to buy corn, in the midst of them that camefor the famine was in the land of Canaan.
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42:6
Now, Josephhe, it was, that was in power over the land, he, it was, that was selling corn to all the people of the land,so Joseph's brethren came in, and bowed themselves down to him, with their faces to the earth.
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42:7 ¶
And Joseph beheld his brethren, and recognised them,and made himself a stranger unto them, and spake with them harsh things, and said unto themWhence have ye come in? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.
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42:8
And Joseph recognised his brethren,whereas, they, recognised him not.
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42:9
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed regarding them,so he said unto themSpies, are, ye! to see the nakedness of the land, have ye come in!
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42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord,but, thy servants, are come to buy food.
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42:11
All of us, are, sons of one man,honest men, are, we: thy servants, are not, spies.
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42:12
And he said unto him,Nay! but, the nakedness of the land, are ye come in to see.
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42:13
And they said: We, thy twelve servants, are, brethren, sons of one man, in the and of Canaan,and lo! the youngest, is with our father, this day, and, the one, is not!
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42:14
And Joseph said unto them,The very thing, that I spake unto you, sayingSpies, are, ye.
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42:15
Hereby, shall ye be proved,By the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth from hence, save only by the coming in of your youngest brother, hither.
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42:16
Sendfrom among youone, that he may fetch your brother, but be, ye, held as prisoners, that your words may be proved, whether, truth, is with you,and, if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely, spies, ye are.
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42:17
So he drew them all together into ward, for three days.
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42:18
And Joseph said unto them, on the third day, This, do, and live,God himself, do, I, revere.
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42:19
If ye, are, honest men, one brother of you, shall be kept as a prisoner in your house of ward,but, ye, go, take in corn for the famine of your houses;
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42:20
and, your youngest brother, shall ye bring in unto me, that your words may be confirmed, and ye die not. And they did so.
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42:21 ¶
And they said, each man unto his brotherVerily guilty, we are, respecting our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he appealed unto us for favour, and we hearkened not,therefore, hath come in unto us this distress.
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42:22
And Reuben responded to them, sayingSpake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child! And ye hearkened not? His very blood, therefore, lo! it is required.
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42:23
But, they, knew not, that Joseph was hearkening,for, the interpreter, was between them.
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42:24
So he turned away from them, and wept,then came back unto them, and spake unto them, and took away from them, Simeon, and bound him prisoner before their eyes.
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42:25
Then commanded Joseph that their bags should be filled with corn, and their silver be returned, each man's into his sack, and provision be given, for the journey,and it was done to them thus.
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42:26
So they lifted up their corn on their asses,and went their way, from thence.
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42:27
And the first opened his sack, to give fodder to his ass, at the inn,and beheld his silver, yea, there, it was, in the mouth of his sack!
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42:28
So he said unto his brethren, My silver hath been returned, yea verily, there, it is, in my sack! Then went forth their heart, and they turned tremblingeach man unto his brother, saying, What, is this, that God hath done to us?
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42:29 ¶
So they came in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan,and told him all that had befallen them, saying:
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42:30
The man that is lord of the land, spake unto us harsh things,and then delivered us up, as spies of the land.
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42:31
And we said unto him, Honest men, are, we,we are not spies!
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42:32
Twelve brethren, are, we, sons of our father,the one, is not, and, the youngest, is this day with our father, in the land of Canaan.
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42:33
Then said the man, the lord of the land, unto us, Hereby, shall I get to know that, honest men, ye are,One brother of you, leave ye remaining with me, and, corn for the famine of your houses, take ye and go your way;
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42:34
And bring ye in your youngest brother unto me, So must I get to know that ye, are, not spies, but are, honest men: Your brother, will I give up to you, and, with the land, shall ye traffic.
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42:35
And it came to pass, when, they, were emptying their sacks, then lo! each man's bundle of silver, was in his sack,and, when they beheld their bundles of silverthey and their father, they were afraid.
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42:36
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me, have ye bereaved,Joseph, is not, and, Simeon, is not, and Benjamin, ye would take! Against me, have happened, all these things.
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42:37
Then spake Reuben unto his father, saying, My two sons, shalt thou put to death, if I bring him not unto thee,Come, give him up upon my hand, and, I, will restore him unto thee.
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42:38
And he said, My son shall not go down with you,For, his brother, is dead, and, he alone, is left, and, as surely as there befall him any mischief by the way wherein ye go, so surely shall ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hades.