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And the famine was sore in the land.
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The famine got worse.
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Now the famine was still severe in the land.
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Now the famine was severe in the land.
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But there was no relief from the terrible famine throughout the land.
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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
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When they had eaten all the food they had brought back from Egypt, their father said, "Go back and get some more food."
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So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little more food."
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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, "Go back, buy us a little food."
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When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons, "Go again and buy us a little food."
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And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
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But Judah said, "The man warned us most emphatically, "You won't so much as see my face if you don't have your brother with you.'
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But Judah said to him, "The man warned us solemnly, 'You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.'
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But Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, "You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
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But Judah said, "The man wasn't joking when he warned that we couldn't see him again unless Benjamin came along.
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If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
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If you're ready to release our brother to go with us, we'll go down and get you food.
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If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
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If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.
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If you let him come with us, we will go down and buy some food.
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But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
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But if you're not ready, we aren't going. What would be the use? The man told us, "You won't so much as see my face if you don't have your brother with you.'"
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But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said to us, 'You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.'"
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But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, "You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you."'
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But if you don't let Benjamin go, we may as well stay at home. Remember that the man said, `You won't be allowed to come and see me unless your brother is with you.'"
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And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
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Israel said, "Why are you making my life so difficult! Why did you ever tell the man you had another brother?"
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Israel asked, "Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had another brother?"
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And Israel said, "Why did you deal so wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you had still another brother?"
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"Why did you ever tell him you had another brother?" Jacob moaned. "Why did you have to treat me with such cruelty?"
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And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
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They said, "The man pressed us hard, asking pointed questions about our family: "Is your father alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered his questions. How did we know that he'd say, "Bring your brother here'?"
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They replied, "The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. 'Is your father still living?' he asked us. 'Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, 'Bring your brother down here'?"
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But they said, "The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, "Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, "Bring your brother down'?"
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"But the man specifically asked us about our family," they replied. "He wanted to know whether our father was still living, and he asked us if we had another brother so we told him. How could we have known he would say, `Bring me your brother'?"
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And Judah said unto 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 also our little ones.
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Judah pushed his father Israel. "Let the boy go; I'll take charge of him. Let us go and be on our way--if we don't get going, we're all going to starve to death--we and you and our children too!
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Then Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.
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Then 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 you and also our little ones.
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Judah said to his father, "Send the boy with me, and we will be on our way. Otherwise we will all die of starvation--and not only we, but you and our little ones.
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I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
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I'll take full responsibility for his safety; it's my life on the line for his. If I don't bring him back safe and sound, I'm the guilty one; I'll take all the blame.
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I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.
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I myself will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
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I personally guarantee his safety. If I don't bring him back to you, then let me bear the blame forever.
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For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
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If we had gone ahead in the first place instead of procrastinating like this, we could have been there and back twice over."
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As it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice."
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For if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned this second time."
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For we could have gone and returned twice by this time if you had let him come without delay."
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And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
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Their father Israel gave in. "If it has to be, it has to be. But do this: stuff your packs with the finest products from the land you can find and take them to the man as gifts--some balm and honey, some spices and perfumes, some pistachios and almonds.
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Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift-a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.
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And their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and carry down a present for the man--a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
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So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, "If it can't be avoided, then at least do this. Fill your bags with the best products of the land. Take them to the man as gifts--balm, honey, spices, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
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And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
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And take plenty of money--pay back double what was returned to your sacks; that might have been a mistake.
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Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
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Take double money in your hand, and take back in your hand the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks; perhaps it was an oversight.
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Take double the money that you found in your sacks, as it was probably someone's mistake.
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Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
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Take your brother and get going. Go back to the man.
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Take your brother also and go back to the man at once.
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Take your brother also, and arise, go back to the man.
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Then take your brother and go back to the man.
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And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
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And may The Strong God give you grace in that man's eyes so that he'll send back your other brother along with Benjamin. For me, nothing's left; I've lost everything."
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And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."
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And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!"
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May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, that he might release Simeon and return Benjamin. And if I must bear the anguish of their deaths, then so be it."
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And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
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The men took the gifts, double the money, and Benjamin. They lost no time in getting to Egypt and meeting Joseph.
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So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver, and Benjamin also. They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.
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So the men took that present and Benjamin, and they took double money in their hand, and arose and went down to Egypt; and they stood before Joseph.
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So they took Benjamin and the gifts and double the money and hurried to Egypt, where they presented themselves to Joseph.
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And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
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When Joseph saw that they had Benjamin with them, he told his house steward, "Take these men into the house and make them at home. Butcher an animal and prepare a meal; these men are going to eat with me at noon."
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When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare dinner; they are to eat with me at noon."
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When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my home, and slaughter an animal and make ready; for these men will dine with me at noon."
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When Joseph saw that Benjamin was with them, he said to the manager of his household, "These men will eat with me this noon. Take them inside and prepare a big feast."
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And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
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The steward did what Joseph had said and took them inside.
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The man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph's house.
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Then the man did as Joseph ordered, and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
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So the man did as he was told and took them to Joseph's palace.
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And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
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But they became anxious when they were brought into Joseph's home, thinking, "It's the money; he thinks we ran off with the money on our first trip down here. And now he's got us where he wants us--he's going to turn us into slaves and confiscate our donkeys."
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Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, "We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys."
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Now the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, "It is because of the money, which was returned in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may make a case against us and seize us, to take us as slaves with our donkeys."
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They were badly frightened when they saw where they were being taken. "It's because of the money returned to us in our sacks," they said. "He plans to pretend that we stole it. Then he will seize us as slaves and take our donkeys."
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And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
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So they went up to Joseph's house steward and talked to him in the doorway.
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So they went up to Joseph's steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
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When they drew near to the steward of Joseph's house, they talked with him at the door of the house,
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As the brothers arrived at the entrance to the palace, they went over to the man in charge of Joseph's household.
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And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
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They said, "Listen, master. We came down here one other time to buy food.
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"Please, sir," they said, "we came down here the first time to buy food.
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and said, "O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food;
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They said to him, "Sir, after our first trip to Egypt to buy food,
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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 in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
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On our way home, the first night out we opened our bags and found our money at the mouth of the bag--the exact amount we'd paid. We've brought it all back
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But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver-the exact weight-in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.
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but it happened, when we came to the encampment, that we opened our sacks, and there, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; so we have brought it back in our hand.
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as we were returning home, we stopped for the night and opened our sacks. The money we had used to pay for the grain was there in our sacks. Here it is; we have brought it back again.
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And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
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and have plenty more to buy more food with. We have no idea who put the money in our bags."
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We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don't know who put our silver in our sacks."
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And we have brought down other money in our hands to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks."
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We also have additional money to buy more grain. We have no idea how the money got into our sacks."
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And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
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The steward said, "Everything's in order. Don't worry. Your God and the God of your father must have given you a bonus. I was paid in full." And with that, he presented Simeon to them.
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"It's all right," he said. "Don't be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your silver." Then he brought Simeon out to them.
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But he said, "Peace be with you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.
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"Relax. Don't worry about it," the household manager told them. "Your God, the God of your ancestors, must have put it there. We collected your money all right." Then he released Simeon and brought him out to them.
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And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
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He then took them inside Joseph's house and made them comfortable--gave them water to wash their feet and saw to the feeding of their donkeys.
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The steward took the men into Joseph's house, gave them water to wash their feet and provided fodder for their donkeys.
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So the man brought the men into Joseph's house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed.
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The brothers were then led into the palace and given water to wash their feet and food for their donkeys.
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And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
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The brothers spread out their gifts as they waited for Joseph to show up at noon--they had been told that they were to have dinner with him.
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They prepared their gifts for Joseph's arrival at noon, because they had heard that they were to eat there.
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Then they made the present ready for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they would eat bread there.
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They were told they would be eating there, so they prepared their gifts for Joseph's arrival at noon.
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And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
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When Joseph got home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought and bowed respectfully before him.
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When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.
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And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down before him to the earth.
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When Joseph came, they gave him their gifts and bowed low before him.
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And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
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Joseph welcomed them and said, "And your old father whom you mentioned to me, how is he? Is he still alive?"
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He asked them how they were, and then he said, "How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still living?"
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Then he asked them about their well-being, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"
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He asked them how they had been getting along, and then he said, "How is your father--the old man you spoke about? Is he still alive?"
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And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
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They said, "Yes--your servant our father is quite well, very much alive." And they again bowed respectfully before him.
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They replied, "Your servant our father is still alive and well." And they bowed low to pay him honor.
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And they answered, "Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive." And they bowed their heads down and prostrated themselves.
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"Yes," they replied. "He is alive and well." Then they bowed again before him.
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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 spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
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Then Joseph picked out his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son. He asked, "And is this your youngest brother that you told me about?" Then he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
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As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son, he asked, "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?" And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
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Then he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me?" And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
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Looking at his brother Benjamin, Joseph asked, "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about? May God be gracious to you, my son."
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And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
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Deeply moved on seeing his brother and about to burst into tears, Joseph hurried out into another room and had a good cry.
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Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
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Now his heart yearned for his brother; so Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep. And he went into his chamber and wept there.
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Then Joseph made a hasty exit because he was overcome with emotion for his brother and wanted to cry. Going into his private room, he wept there.
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And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
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Then he washed his face, got a grip on himself, and said, "Let's eat."
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After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, "Serve the food."
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Then he washed his face and came out; and he restrained himself, and said, "Serve the bread."
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Then he washed his face and came out, keeping himself under control. "Bring on the food!" he ordered.
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And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
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Joseph was served at his private table, the brothers off by themselves and the Egyptians off by themselves (Egyptians won't eat at the same table with Hebrews; it's repulsive to them).
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They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.
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So they set him a place by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
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Joseph ate by himself, and his brothers were served at a separate table. The Egyptians sat at their own table because Egyptians despise Hebrews and refuse to eat with them.
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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.
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The brothers were seated facing Joseph, arranged in order of their age, from the oldest to the youngest. They looked at one another wide-eyed, wondering what would happen next.
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The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment.
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And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked in astonishment at one another.
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Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them in the order of their ages, from oldest to youngest.
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And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
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When the brothers' plates were served from Joseph's table, Benjamin's plate came piled high, far more so than his brothers. And so the brothers feasted with Joseph, drinking freely.
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When portions were served to them from Joseph's table, Benjamin's portion was five times as much as anyone else's. So they feasted and drank freely with him.
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Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin's serving was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him.
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Their food was served to them from Joseph's own table. He gave the largest serving to Benjamin--five times as much as to any of the others. So they all feasted and drank freely with him.
