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Genesis 43
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– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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The Return to Egypt

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Gen 43:1 - Now the famine^H7458 was severe^H3515 in the land.^H776

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Gen 43:2 - So it came^H1961 about when^H834 they had finished^H3615 eating^H398 the grain^H7668 which^H834 they had brought^H935 from Egypt,^H4714 that their father^H1 said^H559 to them, “Go^H7725 back,^H7725 buy^H7666 us a little^H4592 food.”^H400

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Gen 43:3 - Judah^H3063 spoke^H559 to him, however, saying,^H559 “The man^H376 solemnly^H5749 warned^H5749 [fn]us, ‘You shall not see^H7200 my face^H6440 unless^H1115 your brother^H251 is with you.’

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Gen 43:4 - “If^H518 you send^H7971 our brother^H251 with us, we will go^H3381 down^H3381 and buy^H7666 you food.^H400

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Gen 43:5 - “But if^H518 you do not send^H7971 him, we will not go^H3381 down;^H3381 for the man^H376 said^H559 to us, ‘You will not see^H7200 my face^H6440 unless^H1115 your brother^H251 is with you.’”

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Gen 43:6 - Then Israel^H3478 said,^H559 “Why^H4100 did you treat^H7489 me so badly^H7489 [fn]by telling^H5046 the man^H376 whether you still^H5750 had another brother?”^H251

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Gen 43:7 - But they said,^H559 “The man^H376 questioned^H7592 particularly^H7592 about us and our relatives,^H4138 saying,^H559 ‘Is your father^H1 still^H5750 alive?^H2416 Have^H3426 you another brother?’^H251 So we [fn]answered^H5046 his questions.^H1697 Could we possibly^H3045 know^H3045 that he would say,^H559 ‘Bring^H3381 your brother^H251 down’?”^H3381

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Gen 43:8 - Judah^H3063 said^H559 to his father^H1 Israel,^H3478 “Send^H7971 the lad^H5288 with me and we will arise^H6965 and go,^H1980 that we may live^H2421 and not die,^H4191 we as well^H1571 as you and our little^H2945 ones.^H2945

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Gen 43:9 - “I myself^H595 will be surety^H6148 for him; [fn]you may hold^H1245^H3027 me responsible^H4480^H3027 for him. If^H518 I do not bring^H935 him back to you and set^H3322 him before^H6440 you, then [fn]let me bear^H2398 the blame^H2398 before you forever.^H3605^H3117

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Gen 43:10 - “For if^H3884 we had not delayed,^H4102 surely^H3588 by now^H6258 we could have returned^H7725 twice.”^H6471

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Gen 43:11 - Then their father^H1 Israel^H3478 said^H559 to them, “If^H518 it must be so,^H3651 then^H645 do^H6213 this:^H2088 take^H3947 some^H4480 of the best^H2173 products^H2173 of the land^H776 in your [fn]bags,^H3627 and carry^H3381 down^H3381 to the man^H376 as a present,^H4503 a little^H4592 [fn]balm^H6875 and a little^H4592 honey,^H1706 [fn]aromatic^H5219 gum^H5219 and [fn]myrrh,^H3910 pistachio^H992 nuts^H992 and almonds.^H8247

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Gen 43:12 - “Take^H3947 double^H4932 the money^H3701 in your hand,^H3027 and take^H7725 back^H7725 in your hand^H3027 the money^H3701 that was returned^H7725 in the mouth^H6310 of your sacks;^H572 perhaps^H194 it was a mistake.^H4870

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Gen 43:13 - “Take^H3947 your brother^H251 also, and arise,^H6965 return^H7725 to the man;^H376

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Gen 43:14 - and may [fn]God^H410 Almighty^H7706 grant^H5414 you compassion^H7356 in the sight^H6440 of the man,^H376 so that he will release^H7971 to you your other^H312 brother^H251 and Benjamin.^H1144 And as for me, if^H834 I am bereaved^H7921 of my children,^H7921 I am bereaved.”^H7921

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Gen 43:15 - So the men^H376 took^H3947 this^H2088 present,^H4503 and they took^H3947 double^H4932 the money^H3701 in their hand,^H3027 and Benjamin;^H1144 then they arose^H6965 and went^H3381 down^H3381 to Egypt^H4714 and stood^H5975 before^H6440 Joseph.^H3130

Joseph Sees Benjamin

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Gen 43:16 - When Joseph^H3130 saw^H7200 Benjamin^H1144 with them, he said^H559 to his house^H1004 steward,^H834^H5921 “Bring^H935 the men^H376 into the house,^H1004 and slay^H2873 an animal^H2874 and make^H3559 ready;^H3559 for the men^H376 are to dine^H398 with me at noon.”^H6672

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Gen 43:17 - So the man^H376 did^H6213 as Joseph^H3130 said,^H559 and [fn]brought^H935 the men^H376 to Joseph’s^H3130 house.^H1004

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Gen 43:18 - Now the men^H376 were afraid,^H3372 because^H3588 they were brought^H935 to Joseph’s^H3130 house;^H1004 and they said,^H559 “It is because^H5921^H1697 of the money^H3701 that was returned^H7725 in our sacks^H572 the first^H8462 time^H8462 that we are being brought^H935 in, that he may [fn]seek^H1556 occasion^H1556 against^H5921 us and fall^H5307 upon us, and take^H3947 us for slaves^H5650 with our donkeys.”^H2543

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Gen 43:19 - So they came^H5066 near^H5066 to Joseph’s^H3130 house^H1004 steward,^H376^H834^H5921 and spoke^H1696 to him at the entrance^H6607 of the house,^H1004

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Gen 43:20 - and said,^H559 “Oh,^H994 my lord,^H113 we indeed^H3381 came^H3381 down^H3381 the first^H8462 time^H8462 to buy^H7666 food,^H400

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Gen 43:21 - and it came^H1961 about when^H3588 we came^H935 to the lodging^H4411 place,^H4411 that we opened^H6605 our sacks,^H572 and behold,^H2009 each^H376 man’s^H376 money^H3701 was in the mouth^H6310 of his sack,^H572 our money^H3701 in [fn]full.^H4948 So we have brought^H7725 it back^H7725 in our hand.^H3027

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Gen 43:22 - “We have also brought^H3381 down^H3381 other^H312 money^H3701 in our hand^H3027 to buy^H7666 food;^H400 we do not know^H3045 who^H4310 put^H7760 our money^H3701 in our sacks.”^H572

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Gen 43:23 - He said,^H559 “[fn]Be at ease,^H7965 do not be afraid.^H3372 Your God^H430 and the God^H430 of your father^H1 has given^H5414 you treasure^H4301 in your sacks;^H572 [fn]I had^H935 your money.”^H3701 Then he brought^H3318 Simeon^H8095 out to them.

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Gen 43:24 - Then the man^H376 brought^H935 the men^H376 into Joseph’s^H3130 house^H1004 and gave^H5414 them water,^H4325 and they washed^H7364 their feet;^H7272 and he gave^H5414 their donkeys^H2543 fodder.^H4554

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Gen 43:25 - So they prepared^H3559 the present^H4503 [fn]for Joseph’s^H3130 coming^H935 at noon;^H6672 for they had heard^H8085 that they were to eat^H398 [fn]a meal^H3899 there.^H8033

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Gen 43:26 - When Joseph^H3130 came^H935 home,^H1004 they brought^H935 into the house^H1004 to him the present^H4503 which^H834 was in their hand^H3027 and bowed^H7812 to the ground^H776 before him.

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Gen 43:27 - Then he asked^H7592 them about their welfare,^H7965 and said,^H559 “Is your old^H2205 father^H1 well,^H7965 of whom^H834 you spoke?^H559 Is he still^H5750 alive?”^H2416

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Gen 43:28 - They said,^H559 “Your servant^H5650 our father^H1 is well;^H7965 he is still^H5750 alive.”^H2416 They bowed^H6915 down^H7812 [fn]in homage.^H7812

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Gen 43:29 - As he lifted^H5375 his eyes^H5869 and saw^H7200 his brother^H251 Benjamin,^H1144 his mother’s^H517 son,^H1121 he said,^H559 “Is this^H2088 your youngest^H6996 brother,^H251 of whom^H834 you spoke^H559 to me?” And he said,^H559 “May God^H430 be gracious^H2603 to you, my son.”^H1121

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Gen 43:30 - Joseph^H3130 hurried^H4116 out for [fn]he was deeply^H7356 stirred^H3648 over^H413 his brother,^H251 and he sought^H1245 a place to weep;^H1058 and he entered^H935 his chamber^H2315 and wept^H1058 there.^H8033

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Gen 43:31 - Then he washed^H7364 his face^H6440 and came^H3318 out; and he controlled^H662 himself and said,^H559 “[fn]Serve^H7760 the meal.”^H3899

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Gen 43:32 - So they served^H7760 him by himself,^H905 and them by themselves,^H905 and the Egyptians^H4713 who ate^H398 with him by themselves,^H905 because^H3588 the Egyptians^H4713 could^H3201 not eat^H398 bread^H3899 with the Hebrews,^H5680 for that is [fn]loathsome^H8441 to the Egyptians.^H4714

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Gen 43:33 - Now they [fn]were seated^H3427 before^H6440 him, the firstborn^H1060 according to his birthright^H1062 and the youngest^H6810 according to his youth,^H6812 and the men^H376 looked^H8539 at one^H376 another^H7453 in astonishment.^H8539

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Gen 43:34 - He took^H5375 portions^H4864 to them from [fn]his own table,^H6440 but Benjamin’s^H1144 portion^H4864 was five^H2568 times^H3027 as much^H7235 as any^H3605 of theirs. So they feasted^H8354 and drank^H7937 freely^H7937 with him.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(43:3)

Literally: us, saying

(43:6)

Literally: to tell

(43:7)

Literally: told him according to these words

(43:9)

Literally: from my hand you may require him

(43:9)

Literally: I shall have sinned before you all the days

Or, vessels

Or, mastic

Or, ladanum spice

Or, resinous bark

Hebrew: El Shaddai

Literally: the man brought

(43:18)

Literally: roll himself upon us

(43:21)

Literally: its weight

(43:23)

Literally: Peace be to you

(43:23)

Literally: your money had come to me

(43:25)

Literally: until

(43:25)

Literally: bread

(43:28)

Literally: and prostrated themselves

(43:30)

Literally: his compassion grew warm

(43:31)

Literally: Set on bread

(43:32)

Literally: an abomination

(43:33)

Literally: sat

(43:34)

Literally: his face

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Genesis 43
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– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)