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30 Then Joseph hurried away,[a] being overcome with emotion[b] toward his brother, and sought for a place to cry. Then he went into a room and wept there. 31 Then he washed his face and went out, now controlling himself, and said, “Serve the food.” 32 And they served him[c] by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, for Egyptians could not dine[d] with Hebrews, because that was a detestable thing to Egyptians.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 43:30 Literally “made haste”
  2. Genesis 43:30 Literally “his compassion boiled up”
  3. Genesis 43:32 That is, Joseph
  4. Genesis 43:32 Literally “were not able to eat food”