Genesis 43:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

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  • Gen 43:12-14
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    12 And take your brother and go back to the man:

    13 And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.

    14 So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

  • Gen 43:16-18
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    16 And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.

    17 Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

    18 So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,

  • Gen 43:22-26
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    22 Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.

    23 And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.

    24 And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.

    25 And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

    26 And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?

  • 25 Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.

  • Gen 42:35-36
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    35 And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.

    36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.

  • Gen 42:3-4
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    3 So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.

    4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.

  • Gen 44:1-2
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    1 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;

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

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

  • 2 And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.

  • 20 And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;

  • 2 And he took five of his brothers to Pharaoh.

  • 22 To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.

  • 12 Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.

  • 25 Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.

  • 7 Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

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

  • 28 And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?