²⁶ When Joseph came home,^(A) they presented to him the gifts^(B) they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.^{(C) 27} He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father^(D) you told me about? Is he still living?”^(E)

²⁸ They replied, “Your servant our father^(F) is still alive and well.” And they bowed down,^(G) prostrating themselves before him.^(H)

²⁹ As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son,^(I) he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?”^(J) And he said, “God be gracious to you,^(K) my son.” ³⁰ Deeply moved^(L) at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept^(M) there.

³¹ After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself,^(N) said, “Serve the food.”^(O)

³² They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews,^(P) for that is detestable to Egyptians.^{(Q) 33} The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn^(R) to the youngest;^(S) and they looked at each other in astonishment. ³⁴ When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s.^(T) So they feasted^(U) and drank freely with him.

A Silver Cup in a Sack

44 Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house:^(V) “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.^{(W) 2} Then put my cup,^(X) the silver one,^(Y) in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” And he did as Joseph said.

³ As morning dawned, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.^{(Z) 4} They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward,^(AA) “Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?^{(AB) 5} Isn’t this the cup^(AC) my master drinks from and also uses for divination?^(AD) This is a wicked thing you have done.’”

⁶ When he caught up with them, he repeated these words to them. ⁷ But they said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants^(AE) to do anything like that!^{(AF) 8} We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan^(AG) the silver^(AH) we found inside the mouths of our sacks.^(AI) So why would we steal^(AJ) silver or gold from your master’s house? ⁹ If any of your servants^(AK) is found to have it, he will die;^(AL) and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.^(AM)”

¹⁰ “Very well, then,” he said, “let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it^(AN) will become my slave;^(AO) the rest of you will be free from blame.”^(AP)

¹¹ Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it. ¹² Then the steward^(AQ) proceeded to search,^(AR) beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest.^(AS) And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.^{(AT) 13} At this, they tore their clothes.^(AU) Then they all loaded their donkeys^(AV) and returned to the city.

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman^(A)

²¹ Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.^{(B) 22} A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,^(C) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”^(D)

²³ Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

²⁴ He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”^(E)

²⁵ The woman came and knelt before him.^(F) “Lord, help me!” she said.

²⁶ He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

²⁷ “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

²⁸ Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith!^(G) Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand^(H)(I)(J)

²⁹ Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. ³⁰ Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.^{(K) 31} The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.^(L)