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Genesis 43-50 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 02:48, December 31, 2009
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|And the famine was sore in the land.
|And the famine was sore in the land.
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|The famine was severe in the known world.
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|The [[Hebrew]] for "in the land," ''Va-aretz'', can easily mean "in the earth." There is no reason to use language that limits the scope of this famine to the immediate region.
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|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.
|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.
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|And so, when they had finished eating the victuals that they had brought from [[Egypt]], their father ([[Jacob]]) said to them, "Return and buy us a little food."
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|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.
|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.
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|Then [[Judah]] spoke to him, and said, "The man-in-charge told us positively, 'You will not be allowed to see me unless your brother is with you."
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|The Hebrew says, "to testify he testified," another example of repetition for emphasis.
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|If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
|If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
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|"If you will send our brother with us, we can go down and buy food for you."
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|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.
|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.
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|"But if you don't send him, there's no use in our going down. The man told us, 'You will not be allowed to see me unless your brother is with you.'"
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|And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
|And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
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|So [[Israel]] said, "How could you have done me so ill a turn as to tell the man that you had still another brother?"
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|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?
|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?
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|And they said, "The man asked us specifically about our status, and our kindred. He asked, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered the questions that he asked of us. How were we supposed to know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"
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|The brothers are clearly exaggerating. There's no reason to suppose that Joseph "grilled" them, because the text does not say that.
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|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.
|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.
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|Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the lad with me, and we will get up and go. It's life or death for us, and you, and our own little children."
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|Now Judah accepts responsibility.
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|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:
|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:
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|"I will be his security. You can require him from my hand. If I don't bring him back to you, and set him before you, then I will take the blame for that all my days."
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|For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
|For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
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|"Because if we hadn't dallied, we could have gone and come back twice."
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|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:
|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:
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|Their father Israel told them, "If you must, then do this: take some fruit from the pruned trees in the land in your vessels, and bring the man a present of a little balm, and a little honey, and perfume, and labdanum, and [[pistachio]] nuts, and [[almond]]s.
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|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:
|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:
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|And take twice as much [[silver]] in your hand, and take back also the silver that was returned to you in the mouths of your sacks; there must have been some mistake."
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|Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
|Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
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|"And take your brother, and get up and return to the man."
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|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.
|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.
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|"May [[God]] Who Suffices give you compassion in front of the man, so that he will release to you your other brother, and [[Benjamin]]. If I am bereaved, then I am bereaved."
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|Jacob accepts the necessity when Judah makes an honest and responsible proposal.
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|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.
|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.
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|The men took this present, and took twice as much silver in their hand, and Benjamin. They rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood in the presence of [[Joseph]].
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|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.
|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.
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|Joseph saw Benjamin with them. He said to his household steward, "Bring these men to the house, and slaughter some livestock, and prepare a meal. These men will dine with me at noon."
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|And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
|And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
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|The man followed Joseph's orders, and brought the men into Joseph's house.
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|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.
|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.
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|The men were afraid, because they had been brought into the house of Joseph. They said, "It's on account of that silver that wwas returned in our sacks the first time that we have been brought here. He's going to find an excuse to arrest us, make us his slaves, and confiscate our donkeys."
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|The conscience of those who have done wrong is never clear; such persons always "borrow trouble."
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|And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
|And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
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|They came close to Joseph's house steward, and spoke to him at the portal of the house.
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|And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
|And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
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|They said, "O my lord, we came down to start with to buy food."
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|They are speaking to the steward, not to Joseph himself.
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|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.
|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.
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|"And it so happened that when we came to the lodge, we opened our sacks, and--what do you think!--we each of us found our silver in the mouths of our sacks, the full weight of our silver. We now would like to restore it to you personally."
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|And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
|And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
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|"We brought other silver down in our hands to buy food, and we don't know who placed our silver in our bags."
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|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.
|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.
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|He said, "Peace to you; you mustn't be afraid. Your [[God]], and the God of your father, gave you a treasure in your sacks. Your silver was received." And he brought [[Simeon]] out to them.
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|The word rendered "treasure" is the word used of a treasure that has been buried. The steward is either acting on Joseph's prior instructions or else didn't know anything about any missing silver.
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|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.
|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.
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|The steward brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water to wash their feet, and gave provender to their donkeys.
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|And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
|And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
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|They were preparing the present until Joseph came at noon; they had heard that they would eat bread there.
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|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.
|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.
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|When Joseph came to his house, they brought the present that they had into the house to him, and bowed themselves down to him, to the ground.
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|And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
|And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
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|He asked after their well-being, and said, "Is your father well, the old man that you told me about? Is he still living?"
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|And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
|And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
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|In answer they said, "Your servant our father is well, and is still living." They bowed their heads, and bowed down to him.
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|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.
|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.
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|He lifted his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, the son of his mother. He said, "Is this your brother, the young one you told me about?" And he said, "May God be gracious to you, my son."
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|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.
|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.
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|Joseph hurried, because he felt fervid compassions toward his brother. He looked for a private place where he could go and weep. He retired to his private chamber and wept there.
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|And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
|And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
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|Then he washed his face, and went out, and checked himself, and said, "Serve the bread."
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|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.
|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.
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|They set food before him alone in one place, and before his visitors apart in another place, and before the Egyptians who were dining with him in still another place. Egyptians would not eat bread with Hebrews; that is an abhorrence to Egyptians.
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|Prejudice rears its ugly head.
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|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.
|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.
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|They were sitting before him, the firstborn as his birthright demanded, and the inferior ones according to their inferior station, and the men were amazed to have the privilege of eating with him.
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|Because they were Hebrews, and Joseph was, they thought, an Egyptian.
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|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.
|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.
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|He personally set generous helpings before them, but Benjamin's helpings were five times as generous as any of theirs. They were drinking with him, and their every wish was gratified.
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==Chapter 44==
==Chapter 44==