¹ And the famine became heavy in the land.

² And it was as^◦ they completed eating what they purchased which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to^▵ them, Return, purchase for us a·​·little food.

³ And Judah said to^▵ him, saying, Testifying the man^◦ did testify to us, saying, You shall not see my face without your brother with^◦ you.

⁴ If thou wilt send our brother with^◦ us, we will go·​·down and purchase food for thee.

⁵ And if thou wilt not^◦ send him, we will not go·​·down; for the man^◦ said to^▵ us, You shall not see my face without your brother with^◦ you.

⁶ And Israel said, Why did you do·​·evil to me, to tell the man^◦ whether you had yet a brother?

⁷ And they said, Asking, the man^◦ asked as to us and as to our birth, saying, Is your father still alive? Have^◦ you a brother? And we told him upon the mouth of these words. Knowing could we know that he would say, Bring· your brother ·down?

⁸ And Judah said to^▵ Israel his father, Send the lad with^◦ me, and we will arise and go; and we will live, and not die, both^◦ we^◦ and^◦ thou^◦, and^◦ our infants.

⁹ I^▵ will be·​·surety for him; from my hand shalt thou seek him; if I bring him not to^▵ thee, and place^◦ him before thee, then I shall be sinning to thee all the days.

¹⁰ For if· we had ·not lingered, surely^▵ we would have now returned these two·​·times^◦.

¹¹ And their father Israel said to^▵ them, If this be so, then^◦ do this: take of the song^* of the land in your vessels, and bring·​·down to the man^◦ a gift·​·offering, a·​·little balm and a·​·little honey, aromas and stacte, pistachios and almonds.

¹² And take double^◦ the silver in your hands, and the silver that was returned in the mouth of your bags, return it in your hand; perhaps it^◦ was an error.

¹³ And receive^◦ your brother^*, and arise, and return to^▵ the man^◦.

¹⁴ And God^◦ Shaddai give you compassions before the man^◦, and send you your other brother and Benjamin. And I^◦, as^◦ I have been bereaved, I shall be bereaved.

¹⁵ And the men^◦ took this gift^◦, and they took double^◦ the silver in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose·​·up, and went·​·down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

¹⁶ And Joseph saw Benjamin with^◦ them, and he said to him who was over his house, Bring the men^◦ to the house, and butchering, butcher and prepare; for the men^◦ shall eat with^◦ me at noon.

¹⁷ And the man^◦ did as^◦ Joseph said; and the man^◦ brought the men^◦ to Joseph’s house.

¹⁸ And the men^◦ feared, for they were brought·​·into the house of Joseph; and they said, Concerning the word of the silver returned in our bags in the beginning are we^◦ brought; to roll down on us, and to fall on us, and to take us for servants, and our donkeys.

¹⁹ And they approached the man^◦ who was over Joseph’s house, and they spoke to^▵ him at^* the entrance of the house,

²⁰ and said, In·​·me^*, my lord, coming·​·down we came·​·down in the beginning to purchase food;

²¹ and it was, when^◦ we came to^▵ the inn and we opened our bags, and behold, a man’s^◦ silver in the mouth of his bag, our silver in its weight; and we have returned it back in our hand.

²² And other silver have we brought·​·down in our hand to purchase food; we know not who put our silver in our bags.

²³ And he said, Peace be to you, fear not; your God and the God of your father gave you a concealed gift in your bags; your silver came to^▵ me. And he brought· Simeon ·out to^▵ them.

²⁴ And the man^◦ brought the men^◦ to^▫ Joseph’s house, and gave water, and they bathed their feet; and he gave their donkeys fodder.

²⁵ And they prepared the gift·​·offering against the coming of Joseph at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.

²⁶ And Joseph came to^▫ the house, and they brought him the gift·​·offering which was in their hand to^▫ the house, and bowed· themselves ·down to him to^▫ the earth.

²⁷ And he asked them as to their peace, and said, Is there peace with your father, the old one of whom you talk? Is he still living?

²⁸ And they said, There is peace to thy servant our father; he is yet alive. And they bent·​·themselves, and bowed· themselves ·down.

²⁹ And he lifted·​·up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your youngest^◦ brother, of whom you said to^▵ me? And he said, God be·​·gracious·​·to thee, my son.

³⁰ And Joseph made·​·haste, for his compassions^* did yearn toward^▵ his brother; and he sought to weep, and he came to the bed chamber, and wept there.

³¹ And he bathed his faces, and went·​·out, and he held·​·himself·​·back, and said, Set on bread.

³² And they set on for him alone, and for them alone, and for the Egyptians^◦ who did eat with^◦ him, alone; because^◦ the Egyptians^◦ are· not ·able to eat bread with the Hebrews; because^◦ this^◦ is an abomination to the Egyptians.

³³ And they sat before him, the firstborn according·​·to his birthright, and the youngest^▵ being·​·youngest; and the men^◦ were amazed, a man^◦ to^▵ his companion.

³⁴ And he carried out portions^◦* from with^◦ him^* to^▵ them; and he multiplied Benjamin’s portion^◦ above^◦ the portions^◦ of them all, five measures^*. And they drank and drank·​·largely with him.