--- title: Genesis 43 slug: kjv/genesis-43 createdAt: 2024-07-21T03:37:30.563Z --- **1 **And the famine *was* sore in the land. **2 **And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. **3 **And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother *be* with you. **4 **If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: **5 **But if thou wilt not send *him*, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother *be* with you. **6 **And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye *so* ill with me, *as* to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? **7 **And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, *Is* your father yet alive? have ye *another* brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? **8 **And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, *and* also our little ones. **9 **I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: **10 **For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time. **11 **And their father Israel said unto them, If *it must be* so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: **12 **And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry *it* again in your hand; peradventure it *was* an oversight: **13 **Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: **14 **And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved *of my children*, I am bereaved. **15 **And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. **16 **And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring *these* men home, and slay, and make ready; for *these* men shall dine with me at noon. **17 **And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. **18 **And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. **19 **And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, **20 **And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: **21 **And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, *every* man's money *was* in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. **22 **And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. **23 **And he said, Peace *be* to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. **24 **And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave *them* water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. **25 **And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. **26 **And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which *was* in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. **27 **And he asked them of *their* welfare, and said, *Is* your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? *Is* he yet alive? **28 **And they answered, Thy servant our father *is* in good health, he *is* yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. **29 **And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, *Is* this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. **30 **And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought *where* to weep; and he entered into *his* chamber, and wept there. **31 **And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. **32 **And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that *is* an abomination unto the Egyptians. **33 **And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. **34 **And he took *and sent* messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.