¹ ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X λιμός-N2--NSM ἐνἰσχύω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

² γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D συντελέω-VAI-AAI3P καταἐσθίω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASM σῖτος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM φέρω-VAI-AAI3P ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM πάλιν-D πορεύομαι-VC--APPNPM πρίαμαι-VH--AMD2P ἐγώ- P--DP μικρός-A1A-APN βρῶμα-N3M-APN

³ εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM *ἰούδας-N---NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM διαμαρτυρία-N1A-ASF διαμαρτυρέω-VM--XMI3S ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐάν-C μή-D ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC μετά-P σύ- P--GP εἰμί-V9--PAS3S

⁴ εἰ-C μέν-X οὖν-X ἀποστέλλω-V1--PAI2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GP μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP καταβαίνω-VF--FMI1P καί-C ἀγοράζω-VA--AAS1P σύ- P--DS βρῶμα-N3M-APN

⁵ εἰ-C δέ-X μή-D ἀποστέλλω-V1--PAI2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GP μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GP οὐ-D πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1P ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D ὁράω-VF--FMI2P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐάν-C μή-D ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC μετά-P σύ- P--GP εἰμί-V9--PAS3S

⁶ εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM τίς- I--ASN κακοποιέω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AS ἀναἀγγέλλω-VA--AAPNPM ὁ- A--DSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--DSM εἰ-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S σύ- P--DP ἀδελφός-N2--NSM

⁷ ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἐρωτάω-V3--PAPNSM ἐπιἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AP ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γενεά-N1A-ASF ἐγώ- P--GP λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰ-C ἔτι-D ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM σύ- P--GP ζάω-V3--PAI3S εἰ-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S σύ- P--DP ἀδελφός-N2--NSM καί-C ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI1P αὐτός- D--DSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἐπερώτησις-N3--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF μή-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI1P εἰ-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI3S ἐγώ- P--DP ἄγω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP

⁸ εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰούδας-N---NSM πρός-P *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASN παιδάριον-N2N-ASN μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1P ἵνα-C ζάω-V3--PAI1P καί-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1P καί-C ἐγώ- P--NP καί-C σύ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἀποσκευή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GP

⁹ ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X ἐκδέχομαι-V1--PMI1S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ζητέω-VA--AAD2S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐάν-C μή-D ἄγω-VB--AAS1S αὐτός- D--ASM πρός-P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἵστημι-VA--AAS1S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS ἁμαρτάνω-VX--XAPNSM εἰμί-VF--FMI1S πρός-P σύ- P--AS πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF

¹⁰ εἰ-C μή-D γάρ-X βραδύνω-VAI-AAI1P ἤδη-D ἄν-X ὑποστρέφω-VAI-AAI1P δίς-D

¹¹ εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM εἰ-C οὕτως-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VA--AAD2P λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM καρπός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἀγγεῖον-N2N-DPN σύ- P--GP καί-C καταἄγω-VB--AAD2P ὁ- A--DSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--DSM δῶρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF ῥητίνη-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GSN μέλι-N3T-GSN θυμίαμα-N3M-ASN καί-C στακτή-N1--ASF καί-C τερέβινθος-N2--ASF καί-C κάρυον-N2N-APN

¹² καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN δισσός-A1--ASN λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἀποστρέφω-VD--APPASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM μάρσιππος-N2--DPM σύ- P--GP ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAD2P μετά-P σύ- P--GP μήποτε-D ἀγνόημα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

¹³ καί-C ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2P καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM καταβαίνω-VZ--AAD2P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM

¹⁴ ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS δίδωμι-VO--AAO3S σύ- P--DP χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VA--AMD2S ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βενιαμίν-N---ASM ἐγώ- P--NS μέν-X γάρ-X καθά-D ἀτέκνόω-VM--XMI1S ἀτέκνόω-VM--XMI1S

¹⁵ λαμβάνω-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN οὗτος- D--APN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN διπλοῦς-A1C-ASN λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βενιαμίν-N---ASM καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3P εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐναντίον-P *ιωσηφ-N---GSM

¹⁶ ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---ASM αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βενιαμίν-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASM ὁμομήτριος-A1A-ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF οἰκία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰςἄγω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--APM ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF οἰκία-N1A-ASF καί-C σφάζω-VA--AAD2S θῦμα-N3M-APN καί-C ἑτοιμάζω-VA--AAD2S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS γάρ-X ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ἄρτος-N2--APM ὁ- A--ASF μεσημβρία-N1A-ASF

¹⁷ ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM καθά-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM ἄνθρωπος-N2--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM

¹⁸ ὁράω-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ὅτι-C εἰςἄγω-VQI-API3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P διά-P ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἀποστρέφω-VD--APPASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM μάρσιππος-N2--DPM ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--NP εἰςἄγω-V1--PMI1P ὁ- A--GSN συκοφαντέω-VA--AAN ἐγώ- P--AP καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VE--AMN ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--GSN λαμβάνω-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AP εἰς-P παῖς-N3D-APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM ὄνος-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GP

¹⁹ προςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNPM δέ-X πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM λαλέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM πυλών-N3W-DSM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM

²⁰ λέγω-V1--PAPNPM δέομαι-V1--PMI1P κύριος-N2--VSM καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI1P ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF πρίαμαι-VH--AMN βρῶμα-N3M-APN

²¹ γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN καταλύω-VA--AAN καί-C ἀναοἴγω-VAI-AAI1P ὁ- A--APM μάρσιππος-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ὅδε- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἀργύριον-N2N-NSN ἕκαστος-A1--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM μάρσιππος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GP ἐν-P σταθμός-N2--DSM ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI1P νῦν-D ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF ἐγώ- P--GP

²² καί-C ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN φέρω-VAI-AAI1P μετά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--GPM ἀγοράζω-VA--AAN βρῶμα-N3M-APN οὐ-D οἶδα-VX--XAI1P τίς- I--NSM ἐνβάλλω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM μάρσιππος-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GP

²³ εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM ἵλεως-A3--NSM σύ- P--DP μή-D φοβέω-V2--PMI2P ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM σύ- P--GP δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DP θησαυρός-N2--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM μάρσιππος-N2--DPM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--ASN δέ-X ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GP εὐδοκιμέω-V2--PAPASN ἀποἔχω-V1--PAI1S καί-C ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--ASM *συμεων-N---ASM

²⁴ καί-C φέρω-VAI-AAI3S ὕδωρ-N3--ASN νίπτω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S χόρτασμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--DPM ὄνος-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM

²⁵ ἑτοιμάζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN *ιωσηφ-N---ASM μεσημβρία-N1A-GSF ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P γάρ-X ὅτι-C ἐκεῖ-D μέλλω-V1--PAI3S ἀριστάω-V3--PAN

²⁶ εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF οἰκία-N1A-ASF καί-C προςφέρω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--APN δῶρον-N2N-APN ὅς- --APN ἔχω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM καί-C προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

²⁷ ἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--APM πῶς-D ἔχω-V1--PAI2P καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰ-C ὑγιαίνω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSMC ὅς- --ASM εἶπον-VAI-AAI2P ἔτι-D ζάω-V3--PAI3S

²⁸ ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὑγιαίνω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἔτι-D ζάω-V3--PAI3S καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S εὐλογητός-A1--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ἐκεῖνος- D--NSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM καί-C κύπτω-VA--AAPNPM προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

²⁹ ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S *βενιαμίν-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASM ὁμομήτριος-A1A-ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC ὅς- --ASM εἶπον-VAI-AAI2P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἄγω-VB--AAN καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐλεέω-VA--AAO3S σύ- P--AS τέκνον-N2N-VSN

³⁰ ταράσσω-VQI-API3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM συνστρέφω-V1I-IMI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NPN ἔντερον-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ζητέω-V2I-IAI3S κλαίω-VA--AAN εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ταμιεῖον-N2N-ASN κλαίω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D

³¹ καί-C νίπτω-VA--AMPNSM ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM ἐνκρατεύομαι-VAI-AMI3S καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S παρατίθημι-VE--AAD2P ἄρτος-N2--APM

³² καί-C παρατίθημι-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM μόνος-A1--DSM καί-C αὐτός- D--DPM κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--DPM συνδειπνέω-V2--PAPDPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM οὐ-D γάρ-X δύναμαι-V6I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--NPM συνἐσθίω-V1--PAN μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM *εβραῖος-N2--GPM ἄρτος-N2--APM βδέλυγμα-N3M-NSN γάρ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--DPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--DPM

³³ καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἐναντίον-P αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--NSM πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSM κατά-P ὁ- A--APN πρεσβεῖον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM νέος-A1A-NSMC κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF νεότης-N3T-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἵστημι-V6--IMI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NPM ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

³⁴ αἴρω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X μερίς-N3D-APF παρά-P αὐτός- D--GSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM μεγαλύνω-VCI-API3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF μερίς-N3D-NSF *βενιαμίν-N---GSM παρά-P ὁ- A--APF μερίς-N3D-APF πᾶς-A3--GPM πενταπλασίως-D πρός-P ὁ- A--APF ἐκεῖνος- D--GPM πίνω-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X καί-C μεθύω-VSI-API3P μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

¹⁰ καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λιμός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF παραοἰκέω-VA--AAN ἐκεῖ-D ὅτι-C ἐνἰσχύω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λιμός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

¹ The famine was severe in the land.

² It happened, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little more food."

³ Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'

⁴ If you'll send our brother with us, we'll go down and buy you food,

⁵ but if you'll not send him, we'll not go down, for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'"

⁶ Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?"

⁷ They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"

⁸ Judah said to Israel, his father, "Send the boy with me, and we'll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.

⁹ I'll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don't bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,

¹⁰ for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."

¹¹ Their father, Israel, said to them, "If it must be so, then do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

¹² and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.

¹³ Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.

¹⁴ May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."

¹⁵ The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

¹⁶ When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon."

¹⁷ The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.

¹⁸ The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, "Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we're brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys."

¹⁹ They came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

²⁰ and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

²¹ When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.

²² We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don't know who put our money in our sacks."

²³ He said, "Peace be to you. Don't be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money." He brought Simeon out to them.

²⁴ The man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.

²⁵ They prepared the present for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

²⁶ When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.

²⁷ He asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?"

²⁸ They said, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." They bowed the head, and did homage.

²⁹ He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?" He said, "God be gracious to you, my son."

³⁰ Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.

³¹ He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, "Serve the meal."

³² They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don't eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

³³ They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.

³⁴ He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.