1 A nd Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

Now when Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, Why do you look at one another?

2 A nd he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down thither and buy for us from thence, in order that we may live, and not die.

For, he said, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; get down there and buy for us, that we may live and not die.

3 A nd Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy out of Egypt.

So ten of Joseph’s brethren went to buy grain in Egypt.

4 B ut Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest mischief may befall him.

But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob did not send with his brothers; for he said, Lest perhaps some harm or injury should befall him.

5 S o the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who came, for there was hunger and general lack of food in the land of Canaan.

6 A nd Joseph, he was the governor over the land—he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth.

Now Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was who sold to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves down before him with their faces to the ground.

7 A nd Joseph saw his brethren, and knew them; but he made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them, and said to them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

Joseph saw his brethren and he recognized them, but he treated them as if he were a stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. He said, Where do you come from? And they replied, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

8 A nd Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him.

Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him.

9 A nd Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamt of them; and he said to them, Ye are spies: to see the exposed places of the land ye are come.

And Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them and said to them, You are spies and with unfriendly purpose you have come to observe the nakedness of the land.

10 A nd they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come.

But they said to him, No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

11 W e are all one man's sons; we are honest: thy servants are not spies.

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men; your servants are not spies.

12 A nd he said to them, No; but to see the exposed places of the land are ye come.

And he said to them, No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.

13 A nd they said, Thy servants were twelve brethren, sons of one man, in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

But they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest is today with our father, and one is not.

14 A nd Joseph said to them, That is it that I have spoken to you, saying, Ye are spies.

And Joseph said to them, It is as I said to you, You are spies.

15 B y this ye shall be put to the proof: as Pharaoh lives, ye shall not go forth hence, unless your youngest brother come hither!

You shall be proved by this test: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go away from here unless your youngest brother comes here.

16 S end one of you, that he may fetch your brother, but ye shall be imprisoned, and your words shall be put to the proof, whether the truth is in you; and if not, as Pharaoh lives, ye are spies.

Send one of you and let him bring your brother, and you will be kept in prison, that your words may be proved whether there is any truth in you; or else by the life of Pharaoh you certainly are spies.

17 A nd he put them in custody three days.

Then he put them all in custody for three days.

18 A nd Joseph said to them the third day, This do, that ye may live: I fear God.

And Joseph said to them on the third day, Do this and live! I reverence and fear God.

19 I f ye are honest, let one of your brethren remain bound in the house of your prison, but go ye, carry grain for the hunger of your households;

If you are true men, let one of your brothers be bound in your prison, but you go and carry grain for those weakened with hunger in your households.

20 a nd bring your youngest brother to me, in order that your words be verified, and that ye may not die. And they did so.

But bring your youngest brother to me, so your words will be verified and you shall live. And they did so.

21 T hen they said one to another, We are indeed guilty concerning our brother, whose anguish of soul we saw when he besought us, and we did not hearken; therefore this distress is come upon us.

And they said one to another, We are truly guilty about our brother, for we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he begged us, and we would not hear. So this distress and difficulty has come upon us.

22 A nd Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the lad? But ye did not hearken; and now behold, his blood also is required.

Reuben answered them, Did I not tell you, Do not sin against the boy, and you would not hear? Therefore, behold, his blood is required.

23 A nd they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.

But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.

24 A nd he turned away from them, and wept. And he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

And he turned away from them and wept; then he returned to them and talked with them, and took from them Simeon and bound him before their eyes.

25 A nd Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way. And thus did they to them.

Then Joseph commanded that their sacks be filled with grain, every man’s money be restored to his sack, and provisions be given to them for the journey. And this was done for them.

26 A nd they loaded their asses with their grain, and departed thence.

They loaded their donkeys with grain and left.

27 A nd one of them opened his sack to give his ass food in the inn, and saw his money, and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he caught sight of his money; for behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

28 A nd he said to his brethren, My money is returned, and behold, it is even in my sack. And their heart failed, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this God has done to us?

And he said to his brothers, My money is restored! Here it is in my sack! And their hearts failed them and they were afraid and turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God has done to us?

29 A nd they came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,

When they came to Jacob their father in Canaan, they told him all that had befallen them, saying,

30 T he man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and treated us as spies of the land.

The man who is the lord of the land spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country.

31 A nd we said to him, We are honest; we are not spies:

And we said to him, We are true men, not spies.

32 w e are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

We are twelve brothers with the same father; one is no more, and the youngest is today with our father in the land of Canaan.

33 A nd the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Hereby shall I know that ye are honest: leave one of your brethren with me, and take the hunger of your households, and go,

And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this test I will know whether or not you are honest men: leave one of your brothers here with me and take grain for your famishing households and be gone.

34 a nd bring your youngest brother to me, and I shall know that ye are not spies, but are honest. Your brother will I give up to you; and ye may trade in the land.

Bring your youngest brother to me; then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. And I will deliver to you your brother, and you may do business in the land.

35 A nd it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man had his bundle of money in his sack; and they saw their bundles of money, they and their father, and were afraid.

When they emptied their sacks, behold, every man’s parcel of money was in his sack! When both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 A nd Jacob their father said to them, Ye have bereaved me of children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin! All these things are against me.

And Jacob their father said to them, You have bereaved me! Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you would take Benjamin from me. All these things are against me!

37 A nd Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons if I bring him not back to thee: give him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

And Reuben said to his father, Slay my two sons if I do not bring back to you. Deliver him into my keeping, and I will bring him back to you.

38 B ut he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; and if mischief should befall him by the way in which ye go, then would ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

But said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left; if harm or accident should befall him on the journey you are to take, you would bring my hoary head down to Sheol (the place of the dead) with grief.