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Genesis 35-42 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 01:49, December 31, 2009
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|Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
|Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
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|[[Jacob]] could see that victuals could be had in [[Egypt]]. So he said to his sons, "Why are you standing around looking at yourselves?"
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|And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
|And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
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|And he said, "Look: I've heard that victuals can be found in Egypt. Now go down there and buy some for us from there, so that we can live, rather than die."
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|And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
|And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
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|[[Joseph]]'s ten brothers went down to buy cereal grains in Egypt.
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|But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
|But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
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|But Jacob did not send [[Benjamin]], Joseph's full brother, with the other brothers. He said to himself, "Perhaps something bad will happen to him if he goes."
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|And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
|And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
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|So the sons of [[Israel]] came to buy food, among everyone else that were coming. The famine had affected the country of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]] as well.
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|And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
|And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
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|Joseph was the man in authority over the land, and he was the one selling food to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him, noses to the ground.
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|The word rendered "selling" here actually translates as "retailing."
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|And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
|And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
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|Joseph saw his brothers, and recognized him. But he represented himself as a foreigner to them, and spoke to them in an obstinate manner. He asked them, "Where have you come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."
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|And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
|And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
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|Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
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|And 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 which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
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|Joseph, remembering his dreams about them, said to them, "You are spying. You came here to see our country's weak spots."
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|Literally, "see the nakedness," which here refers to a deficiency in a country's defenses.
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|And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
|And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
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|They said back to him, "No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy food!"
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|We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
|We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
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|"We are all the sons of the same man, and we are established men. Your servants are not engaged in spying."
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|An "established man" is one having a household of his own. Their argument is that spying is something that ordinary lackeys do, and that established men do not act directly as spies, because they need not place themselves in anyone's employ.
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|And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
|And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
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|He said to them, "No, you came here to look at our country's weak spots."
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|And they said, Thy servants 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.
|And they said, Thy servants 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.
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|They said, "Your servants are twelve brothers, all sons of the same man in the country of Canaan--except that the youngest one is with his father today, and our other brother is dead."
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|Literally, "the one there is no him."
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|And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
|And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
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|Joseph said to them, "As I said before: you are spying on us."
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|Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
|Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
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|"By this means you will be put to the test: by the life of [[Pharaoh]] you will not be allowed to leave this place, unless your youngest brother comes here."
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|Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
|Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
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|"Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother. In the meantime, you will be detained, and your words will be put to the test, to see whether there is any truth in you. If not, then by the life of Pharaoh, you are indeed spying."
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|And he put them all together into ward three days.
|And he put them all together into ward three days.
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|He then put them all together in ward for three days.
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|And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
|And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
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|On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this, and you will live. I have respect for [[God]].
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|If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
|If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
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|"If you really are established men, then one of your brothers will remain in detention. The rest of you may go and carry victuals to relieve the famine in your households."
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|But 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 unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
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|"But bring your youngest brother to me, and your words will be considered verified, and you will not be executed." And they did so.
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|And they said one to another, We are verily 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 verily 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.
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|They said to one another, "We are indeed guilty in the matter of our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, when he supplicated us, and we did not listen. So now this distress has come on us."
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|And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
|And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
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|[[Reuben]] said in answer, "Didn't I tell you that you must not sin against the boy? Why didn't you listen? And furthermore, his blood is now required."
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|A clear reference to Cain's cynical question about being a "brother's keeper," and God's answer.
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|And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
|And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
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|They did not realize that Joseph could hear them, because he used a translator to communicate with them.
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|And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
|And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
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|He turned his back on them, and was weeping. Then he returned to them, and communicated with them. He arrested [[Simeon]] and put him in bonds in front of them.
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|Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
|Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
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|Then Joseph instructed his staff to fill their sacks with cereal, and to return every man's [[silver]] to his sack, and to give them provision for the road; this is how he treated them.
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|And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
|And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
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|They loaded their donkeys with the victuals, and went away from there.
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|And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
|And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
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|Then, as one of them was opening his sack to give some provender to his donkey in the lodging place, he was shocked to find his silver in the mouth of his sack.
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|And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
|And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
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|He said to his brothers, "My silver has been returned! Look, it's right here in my sack!" Their hearts failed them, and they trembled. They said to one another, "What is [[God]] doing to us?"
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|And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
|And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
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|They came back to their father [[Jacob]] in the land of Canaan, and told him everything that had happened to them. They said,
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|The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
|The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
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|"The man having lordship of the country spoke obstinately to us, and said that we were spying on his country."
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|And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
|And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
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|"We told him, 'We are established men; we are not spying.'"
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|We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
|We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
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|"'We are twelve brothers, the sons of one father. One of us is dead, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.'"
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|And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
|And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
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|"So the man in charge of the country told us, "By this means I will know that you are established men: leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food to relieve the famine in your households, and go away.'"
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|And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
|And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
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|"'And bring your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spying, but are established men. Then I will deliver your brother, and you can be merchants in this country.'"
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|That last part is an "interpolation" on the part of Jacob's sons; Joseph actually said nothing about granting them any sort of merchant's visa.
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|And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
|And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
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|And as it happened, they all emptied their sacks, and found every man's pouch of silver in his sack. Both they and their father saw the silver pouches, and they were afraid.
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|And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
|And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
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|Their father Jacob told them, "You have bereaved me of my children. Joseph is dead, and now Simeon is dead, and you want to take Benjamin away from me. Why should I take all the chances?"
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|And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
|And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
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|Reuben said to his father, "You can put two of my sons to death if I don't bring him back to you. Trust me with him, and I will bring him back to you."
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|And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
|And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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|And he said, "My son is not going down with you. His brother is dead, and he is the only one left to me. If anything happens to him in the road that you travel, then you will bring my gray hairs down in affliction to the Unseen Place."
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|Literally, Sheol.
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