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Genesis 43

13 Iaakob ſuffreth Beniamin to departe with his childrē. 23 Simeon is deliuered out of priſon. 30 Ioſeph goeth aſide and wepeth. 32 They feaſt together.
1.NOw great a famine * was in the land.
2.And when they had eaten vp the vitaile, which they had broght from Egypt, their father ſaid vnto them, Turne againe, * and * bye vs a litle fode.
3.And Iudáh anſwered him, ſaying, The man charged vs by an othe, ſaying, * Neuer ſe my face, except your brother * be * with you.
4.If thou wilt ſend our brother with vs, we wil go downe, and by thee fode:
5.But if thou wilt not ſend * him * , we wil not go downe: for the man ſaid vnto vs, * Loke me not in the face, except your brother * be * with you.
6.And Iſraél ſaid, Wherefore delt ye ſo euil with me, as to tel the man, whether ye had yet a brother or no?
7.And they anſwered, The man aſked ſtraitly of " our ſelues and of our kinred, ſaying, Is your father yet aliue? haue ye any brother? And we tolde him " according to theſe wordes: colde we knowe certeinly yt he wolde ſay, Bring your brother downe?
8.Then ſaid Iudáh to Iſraél his father, Sẽd the boye with me, that we may riſe & go, and that we may liue and not dye, bothe we, and thou, and our children.
9.I wil be ſuretie for him: of mine hand ſhalt thou require him. * If I bring him not to thee, & ſet him before thee, " then let me beare the blame for euer.
10.For except we had made this tarying, doubtles by this we had returned the ſeconde time.
11.Then their father Iſraél ſaid vnto them, If * it must * nedes * be * ſo nowe, do this: take of the beſt frutes of the land in your veſſels, and bring the man a preſent, a litle roſen, and a litle honie, " ſpices and myrre, nuttes, and almondes:
12.And take b double money in your hand, and the money, that was broght againe in your ſackes mouthes: carie it againe in your hand, leſt it were ſome ouerſight.
13.Take alſo your brother and ariſe, and go againe to the man.
14.And c God almightie giue you mercie in the ſight of the man, that he maie deliuer you your other brother, and Beniamín: but I ſhalbe d robbed of my childe, as I haue bene.
15.¶ Thus yt men toke this preſent, and toke twiſe ſo muche money in their hand with Beniamín, and roſe vp, and went downe to Egypt and ſtode before Ioſéph.
16.And when Ioſéph ſawe Beniamín wt thẽ, he ſaid to " his ſtuard, Bring theſe men home and kil meat and make readie: for the men ſhal eat with me at noone.
17.And yt man did as Ioſéph bad, & broght the men vnto Ioſephs houſe.
18.Now when the mẽ were broght into Ioſephs houſe, thei were e afraied, and ſaid, Becauſe of the money, that came in our ſackes mouthes at the firſt time, are we broght, that he maie " pike a quarel againſt vs, and " laie ſome thing to our charge, and bring vs in bondage and our aſſes.
19.Therefore came thei to Ioſephs ſtuard, and communed with him at the dore of the houſe.
20.And ſaid, Oh ſyr, * we came ĩ dede downe hether at the firſt time to bye fode,
21.And as we came to an ynne and opened our ſackes, behold, euerie mans money was in his ſackes mouth, * euen * our money in ful weight, but we haue broght it againe in our hands.
22.Alſo other money haue we broght in or handes to bye fode, * but * we cã not tel, who put our money in our ſackes.
23.And he ſaid, " Peace * be * vnto fyou, feare not: your God and the God of your father hathe giuen you that treaſure in your ſackes, I had your money: and he broght forthe Simeón to them.
24.So the man led thẽ in to Ioſephs houſe, and gaue them water to waſh their fete, and gaue their aſſes prouander.
25.And thei made redy their preſẽt againſt Ioſéph came at none, (for thei heard ſaie, that thei ſhulde eat bread there)
26.When Ioſéph came home, thei broght the preſent into the houſe to him, which was in their hands, and bowed downe to the grounde before him.
27.And he aſked them of * their * " proſperitie, and ſaid, Is your father the olde man, of whome ye tolde me, in good health? is he yet aliue?
28.Who anſwered, Thy ſeruãt our father is in good helth, he is yet aliue: and they bowed downe, and made obeiſance.
29.And he lifting vp his eies, behelde his brother Beniamín his g mothers ſonne, & ſaid, Is this your yonger brother, of whome ye tolde me? And he ſaid, God be merciful vnto thee, my ſonne.
30.And Ioſéph made haſte (for his " affection was inflamed toward his brother, and foght * where * to wepe) and entred into his chambre, and wept there.
31.Afterward he waſhed his face, and came out, and refrained him ſelfe, and ſaid, Set on " meat.
32.And they h prepared for him by him ſelfe, and for them by them ſelues, and for yt Egyptians, which did eat with him, by them ſelues, becauſe the Egyptians might not eat bread with ye Ebrewes: for that was an i abominacion vnto the Egyptians.
33.So they ſate before him: the eldeſt according vnto his age, and the yongeſt according vnto his youthe. and the men marueiled
34.And thei toke meaſes frõ before him, & ſent to thẽ: but Beniamins meaſe was fiue times ſo muche as anie of theirs: & thei dronke k & had of the beſt drinke ŵ him.

Notes

1:a.
This was a great tentatiõ to Iaakõb to suffre fo great famine in that lãd, where God had promiſed to bleſſe him
3:*.
Chap. 42. 20.
5:*.
Chap. 42, 20.
7:".
Or, of our estate and condition.
7:".
Eb to the mouthe of these wordes: that is, that thing which he asked vs.
9:*.
Chap. 44. 32.
9:".
Ebr. I wil sinne to thee.
11:".
Or, swete smel les.
12:b.
Whé we are in necessitie or danger God forbiddeth not to vse all honest meanes to better or estate and condition.
14:c.
Our chief trust oght, to be in God and not in worldelie meanes.
14:d.
He speaketh these wordes not so much of despaire, as to make his sonnes more carefule to bring againe their brother.
16:".
Or, to the ruler of his house.
18:e.
So the iudge ment of God pressed their conscience
18:".
Ebr cast him selfe vpon vs.
18:".
Ebr role him selfe vpon vs.
20:*.
Chap 42. 3.
23:f.
Notwtſtáding the corruptions of Egypt, yet Ioseph taught his familie to feare God.
23:".
Or, you are wel.
27:".
Ebr. peace.
29:g.
For they two onely were borne of Rahél.
30:".
Ebr. bowels.
31:".
Ebr bread.
32:h.
To signifie his dignitie.
32:i.
The nature of the supersti tious is to cõdemne all other in respect of thẽ selues.
34:k.
Sometime this worde ſignifieth to be dronken, but here it is mẽt, that thei had ynough, and dronke of the beſt wine