³⁶ Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more,^(A) and now you want to take Benjamin.^(B) Everything is against me!^(C)”

³⁷ Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care,^(D) and I will bring him back.”^(E)

³⁸ But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead^(F) and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him^(G) on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave^(H) in sorrow.^(I)”

The Second Journey to Egypt

43 Now the famine was still severe in the land.^{(J) 2} So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt,^(K) their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”^(L)

²³ “It’s all right,” he said. “Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father,^(A) has given you treasure in your sacks;^(B) I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.^(C)