1 ¶ Now when Jacob saw that there was food in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why are ye looking upon one 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 food in Egypt; go down there and buy for us from there 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 wheat in Egypt.

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

4 B ut Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure disaster 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 A nd 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 was the lord over the land, and he it was that sold the wheat to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s brethren came and bowed down themselves before him with their faces 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 ¶ And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, but made himself strange unto them and spoke roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Where have you come from? 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 T hen Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness 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 unto him, No, my lord, but to buy food are thy slaves 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 men of the truth, thy slaves have never been spies.

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

12 A nd he said unto them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

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

13 A nd they said, Thy slaves are twelve brethren, the 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 unto them, That is it that which I spoke unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

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

15 H ereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth from here unless your youngest brother comes here.

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 and let him bring your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you; or else by the life of Pharaoh surely 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 all together into prison for three days.

Then he put them all in custody for three days.

18 A nd Joseph said unto them the third day, Do this and live, for 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 men of the truth, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison; go ye, carry food for the famine of your houses

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 b ut bring your youngest brother unto me, so shall your words be verified, and ye shall 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 ¶ And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress 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 T hen Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak unto you, saying, Do not sin against the young man, and ye would not hear? Therefore, behold, his blood is also 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 them, for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.

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

24 A nd he turned himself about from them and wept and returned to them again and spoke with them and took Simeon from 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 T hen Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with wheat and to restore each man’s money into his sack and to give them provisions for the way; and thus it was done unto 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 laded their asses with the wheat and departed from there.

They loaded their donkeys with grain and left.

27 A nd as one of them opened his sack to give his ass fodder in the inn, he saw his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

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 unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, behold, it is even in my sack. And their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God has done unto 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 ¶ And they came unto Jacob, their father, unto the land of Canaan 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, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country.

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 unto him, We are men of the truth; we have never been 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 country, said unto us, Hereby I shall know that ye are men of the truth; leave one of your brethren here with me and take food for the famine 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 unto me; then I shall know that ye are not spies, but that ye are men of the truth; thus I will deliver you your brother, and ye shall 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, each man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they 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 unto them, Ye have bereaved me of my sons: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; all these things are upon 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 unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I do not bring him to thee; deliver 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 A nd he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down 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.