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Génesis 42
Nueva Versión Internacional
Génesis 42
Nueva Versión Internacional
Los hermanos de José van a Egipto
42 Cuando Jacob se enteró de que había alimento en Egipto, dijo a sus hijos: «¿Qué hacen ahí parados mirándose unos a otros? 2 He sabido que hay alimento en Egipto. Desciendan allá y compren comida para nosotros, para que no muramos, sino que podamos sobrevivir».
3 Diez de los hermanos de José fueron a Egipto a comprar alimento. 4 Pero Jacob no dejó que Benjamín, el hermano de José, se fuera con ellos porque pensó que podría sucederle alguna desgracia. 5 Fue así como los hijos de Israel fueron a comprar alimento, al igual que otros, porque el hambre se había apoderado de Canaán.
6 José era el gobernador del país y el que vendía trigo a todo el mundo. Cuando sus hermanos llegaron, se postraron rostro en tierra ante él. 7 En cuanto José vio a sus hermanos, los reconoció; pero fingiendo no conocerlos, les habló con rudeza:
—Y ustedes, ¿de dónde vienen?
—Venimos de Canaán, para comprar alimento —contestaron.
8 Aunque José los había reconocido, sus hermanos no lo reconocieron a él. 9 En ese momento se acordó José de los sueños que había tenido acerca de ellos y dijo:
—¡De seguro ustedes son espías y han venido para investigar las zonas desprotegidas del país!
10 —¡No, señor! —respondieron—. Sus siervos hemos venido a comprar alimento. 11 Todos nosotros somos hijos de un mismo padre; además somos gente honrada. ¡Sus siervos no somos espías!
12 —¡No es verdad! —insistió José—. Ustedes han venido para investigar las zonas desprotegidas del país.
13 Pero ellos volvieron a responder:
—Nosotros, sus siervos, éramos doce hermanos, todos hijos de un mismo padre que vive en Canaán. El menor se ha quedado con nuestro padre y el otro ya no vive.
14 Pero José los increpó una vez más:
—Es tal como les he dicho. ¡Ustedes son espías! 15 Y con esto lo vamos a comprobar: Les juro por la vida del faraón que de aquí no saldrán con vida a menos que traigan a su hermano menor. 16 Manden a uno de ustedes a buscar a su hermano; los demás se quedarán en la cárcel. Así sabremos si es verdad lo que dicen. Y si no es así, ¡por la vida del faraón, ustedes son espías!
17 José los encerró en la cárcel durante tres días. 18 Al tercer día les dijo:
—Yo soy un hombre temeroso de Dios. Hagan lo siguiente y salvarán su vida. 19 Si en verdad son honrados, quédese uno de ustedes bajo custodia, y vayan los demás y lleven alimento para calmar el hambre de sus familias. 20 Pero tráiganme a su hermano menor y pruébenme que dicen la verdad. Así no morirán. Ellos aceptaron la propuesta, 21 pero se decían unos a otros:
—Sin duda estamos sufriendo las consecuencias de lo que hicimos con nuestro hermano. Aunque vimos su angustia cuando nos suplicaba que le tuviéramos compasión, no le hicimos caso. Por eso ahora nos vemos en aprietos.
22 Entonces habló Rubén:
—Yo les advertí que no le hicieran daño al muchacho, pero no me hicieron caso. ¡Ahora tenemos que pagar el precio de su sangre!
23 Como José les hablaba por medio de un intérprete, ellos no sabían que él entendía todo lo que estaban diciendo.
24 José se apartó de ellos y se echó a llorar. Luego volvió y habló con ellos, apartó a Simeón y ordenó que lo ataran en presencia de ellos.
25 José dio también la orden de que llenaran de grano sus costales, que repusieran en cada una de sus bolsas el dinero que habían pagado y que les dieran provisiones para el viaje. Y así se hizo. 26 Entonces ellos cargaron el alimento sobre sus asnos y emprendieron el viaje de vuelta.
27 Cuando llegaron al lugar donde acamparían esa noche, uno de ellos abrió su bolsa para darle de comer a su asno, ¡y allí en la abertura descubrió su dinero! 28 Entonces dijo a sus hermanos:
—¡Me devolvieron el dinero! Miren, ¡aquí está, en mi bolsa!
Los otros se asustaron mucho y temblando se decían unos a otros:
—¿Qué es lo que Dios nos ha hecho?
29 Al llegar a Canaán, donde estaba su padre Jacob, le contaron todo lo que había sucedido:
30 —El hombre que gobierna aquel país nos trató con rudeza, a tal grado que nos acusó de ser espías. 31 Nosotros le dijimos: “Somos gente honrada. No somos espías”. 32 Además, dijimos: “Somos doce hermanos, hijos de un mismo padre. Uno ya no vive y el menor se ha quedado con nuestro padre en Canaán”.
33 »Entonces el hombre que gobierna aquel país nos dijo: “Con esto voy a comprobar si en verdad son gente honrada. Dejen aquí conmigo a uno de sus hermanos y vayan a llevar alimento para calmar el hambre de sus familias. 34 Pero a la vuelta tráiganme a su hermano menor. Así comprobaré que no son espías y que en verdad son gente honrada. Luego les entregaré de vuelta a su hermano y podrán moverse[a] con libertad por el país”».
35 Cuando comenzaron a vaciar sus costales, se encontraron con que la bolsa de dinero de cada uno estaba allí. Esto hizo que ellos y su padre se llenaran de temor. 36 Entonces Jacob, su padre, dijo:
—¡Ustedes me van a dejar sin hijos! José ya no está con nosotros, Simeón tampoco está aquí, ¡y ahora se quieren llevar a Benjamín! ¡Todo esto me perjudica!
37 Pero Rubén dijo a su padre:
—Yo me hago cargo de Benjamín. Si no te lo devuelvo, podrás matar a mis dos hijos.
38 —¡Mi hijo no se irá con ustedes! —respondió Jacob—. Su hermano José ya está muerto y ahora solo él me queda. Si le llega a pasar una desgracia en el viaje que van a emprender, ustedes tendrán la culpa de que este pobre viejo se muera[b] de tristeza.
Gênesis 42
Nova Versão Transformadora
Gênesis 42
Nova Versão Transformadora
Os irmãos de José vão ao Egito
42 Quando Jacó soube que no Egito havia cereais, disse a seus filhos: “Por que vocês estão aí parados, olhando uns para os outros? 2 Ouvi dizer que há cereais no Egito. Desçam até lá e comprem cereais em quantidade suficiente para nos mantermos vivos. Do contrário, morreremos”.
3 Então os dez irmãos mais velhos de José desceram ao Egito para comprar cereais. 4 Mas Jacó não deixou Benjamim, o irmão mais novo de José, ir com eles, pois tinha medo de que algum mal lhe acontecesse. 5 Os filhos de Jacó[a] chegaram ao Egito junto com outros para comprar mantimentos, porque também havia fome em Canaã.
6 Uma vez que José era governador do Egito e o encarregado de vender cereais a todos, foi a ele que seus irmãos se dirigiram. Quando chegaram, curvaram-se diante dele com o rosto no chão. 7 José reconheceu os irmãos de imediato, mas fingiu não saber quem eram e lhes perguntou com aspereza: “De onde vocês vêm?”.
“Da terra de Canaã”, responderam eles. “Viemos comprar mantimentos.”
8 Embora José tivesse reconhecido seus irmãos, eles não o reconheceram. 9 José se lembrou dos sonhos que tivera a respeito deles muitos anos antes e lhes disse: “Vocês são espiões! Vieram para descobrir os pontos fracos de nossa terra”.
10 “Não, meu senhor!”, responderam eles. “Seus servos vieram apenas para comprar mantimentos. 11 Somos todos irmãos, membros da mesma família. Somos homens honestos, meu senhor, e não espiões!”
12 Mas José insistiu: “São espiões, sim! Vieram para descobrir os pontos fracos de nossa terra”.
13 Eles disseram: “Senhor, na verdade, nós, seus servos, éramos doze irmãos, todos filhos de um homem que vive na terra de Canaã. Nosso irmão mais novo está em casa com o pai, e um de nossos irmãos já não está conosco.”
14 José, porém, continuou a insistir: “Como eu disse, vocês são espiões! 15 Mas há uma forma de verificar sua história. Juro pela vida do faraó que vocês só deixarão o Egito quando seu irmão mais novo vier para cá. 16 Um de vocês deve buscá-lo. Os outros ficarão presos aqui. Então veremos se sua história é verdadeira ou não. Pela vida do faraó, se não tiverem um irmão mais novo, saberei com certeza que são espiões”.
17 Então José os colocou na prisão por três dias. 18 No terceiro dia, José lhes disse: “Sou um homem temente a Deus. Façam o que direi e viverão. 19 Se são mesmo homens honestos, escolham um de seus irmãos para continuar preso. Os demais podem voltar para casa com cereais para seus parentes que estão passando fome. 20 Tragam-me, porém, seu irmão mais novo. Com isso, provarão que estão dizendo a verdade e não morrerão”.
Eles concordaram e, 21 conversando entre si, disseram: “É evidente que estamos sendo castigados por aquilo que fizemos a José tanto tempo atrás. Vimos sua angústia quando ele implorou por sua vida, mas nós o ignoramos. Por isso estamos nesta situação difícil”.
22 Rúben disse: “Não lhes falei que não pecassem contra o rapaz? Mas vocês não quiseram me ouvir. Agora, temos de prestar contas pelo sangue dele!”.
23 Não sabiam, porém, que José os entendia, pois falava com eles por meio de um intérprete. 24 José se afastou dos irmãos e começou a chorar. Quando se recompôs, voltou a falar com eles. Escolheu Simeão e mandou amarrá-lo diante dos demais.
25 Em seguida, José ordenou que seus servos enchessem de cereais os sacos que os irmãos haviam trazido e, em segredo, devolvessem o pagamento, colocando o dinheiro na boca de cada saco. Também mandou que lhes dessem mantimentos para a viagem, e assim fizeram. 26 Os irmãos colocaram os sacos de cereal sobre seus jumentos e partiram de volta para casa.
27 Contudo, quando um deles abriu a bagagem a fim de pegar cereal para seu jumento, encontrou o dinheiro na boca do saco. 28 “Vejam só!”, exclamou para seus irmãos. “Devolveram meu dinheiro; está aqui no saco!” O coração deles desfaleceu e, tremendo, disseram uns aos outros: “O que Deus fez conosco?”.
29 Quando os irmãos chegaram à casa de Jacó, seu pai, na terra de Canaã, relataram-lhe tudo que havia acontecido com eles. 30 Disseram: “O homem que governa o país falou conosco asperamente e nos acusou de sermos espiões em sua terra, 31 mas nós lhe garantimos: ‘Somos homens honestos, e não espiões. 32 Somos doze irmãos, filhos do mesmo pai. Um de nossos irmãos já não está conosco, e o mais novo está em casa com nosso pai, na terra de Canaã’.
33 “Então o homem que governa o país disse: ‘Saberei com certeza se vocês são homens honestos da seguinte forma: deixem um de seus irmãos comigo e voltem para casa levando cereais para seus parentes que estão passando fome. 34 Tragam-me, porém, seu irmão mais novo e saberei que são homens honestos, e não espiões. Então eu lhes devolverei seu irmão, e vocês poderão negociar livremente nesta terra’”.
35 Ao esvaziarem os sacos, viram que dentro de cada um havia uma bolsa com o dinheiro do pagamento pelos cereais. Os irmãos e o pai ficaram apavorados quando viram as bolsas de dinheiro. 36 Jacó disse: “Vocês estão tirando meus filhos de mim! José se foi, Simeão não está aqui, e agora querem levar Benjamim também. Tudo está contra mim!”.
37 Então Rúben disse ao pai: “Se eu não trouxer Benjamim de volta, o senhor pode matar meus dois filhos. Eu me responsabilizo por ele e prometo trazê-lo de volta”.
38 Jacó, porém, respondeu: “Meu filho não descerá com vocês. Seu irmão José morreu, e Benjamim é tudo que me resta. Se alguma coisa acontecesse com ele na viagem, vocês me mandariam velho e infeliz para a sepultura”.[b]
Genesis 42
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 42
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt
42 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt,(A) he said to his sons, “Why do you keep looking at each other? 2 Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.”(B) 3 So 10 of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. 4 But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he thought, “Something might happen to him.”
5 The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. 6 Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.(C) 7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them.
“Where do you come from?” he asked.
“From the land of Canaan to buy food,” they replied.
8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. 9 Joseph remembered his dreams about them(D) and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness[a] of the land.”
10 “No, my lord. Your servants have come to buy food,” they said. 11 “We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.”
12 “No,” he said to them. “You have come to see the weakness of the land.”
13 But they replied, “We, your servants, were 12 brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now[b] with our father, and one is no longer living.”
14 Then Joseph said to them, “I have spoken:[c] ‘You are spies!’ 15 This is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. 16 Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!” 17 So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days.
18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “I fear God(E)—do this and you will live. 19 If you are honest, let one of you[d] be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households. 20 Bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be confirmed; then you won’t die.” And they consented to this.
21 Then they said to each other, “Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.”(F)
22 But Reuben replied: “Didn’t I tell you not to harm the boy?(G) But you wouldn’t listen. Now we must account for his blood!”[e]
23 They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them. 24 He turned away from them and wept. Then he turned back and spoke to them. He took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes. 25 Joseph then gave orders to fill their containers with grain, return each man’s money to his sack, and give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out. 26 They loaded the grain on their donkeys and left there.
The Brothers Return Home
27 At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his money there at the top of the bag. 28 He said to his brothers, “My money has been returned! It’s here in my bag.” Their hearts sank. Trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29 When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them: 30 “The man who is the lord of the country spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country. 31 But we told him: We are honest and not spies. 32 We were 12 brothers, sons of the same[f] father. One is no longer living, and the youngest is now[g] with our father in the land of Canaan. 33 The man who is the lord of the country said to us, ‘This is how I will know if you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go. 34 Bring back your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. I will then give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the country.’”
35 As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of money! When they and their father saw their bags of money, they were afraid.
36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”
37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You can kill my two sons if I don’t bring him back to you. Put him in my care,[h] and I will return him to you.”
38 But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left.(H) If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”(I)
Footnotes
- Genesis 42:9 Lit nakedness
- Genesis 42:13 Or today
- Genesis 42:14 Lit “That which I spoke to you saying
- Genesis 42:19 Lit your brothers
- Genesis 42:22 Lit Even his blood is being sought
- Genesis 42:32 Lit of our
- Genesis 42:32 Or today
- Genesis 42:37 Lit hand
Genesis 42
New International Version
Genesis 42
New International Version
Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt
42 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt,(A) he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” 2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us,(B) so that we may live and not die.”(C)
3 Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain(D) from Egypt. 4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin,(E) Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.(F) 5 So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain,(G) for there was famine in the land of Canaan(H) also.(I)
6 Now Joseph was the governor of the land,(J) the person who sold grain to all its people.(K) So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.(L) 7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them.(M) “Where do you come from?”(N) he asked.
“From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”
8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.(O) 9 Then he remembered his dreams(P) about them and said to them, “You are spies!(Q) You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”(R)
10 “No, my lord,(S)” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food.(T) 11 We are all the sons of one man. Your servants(U) are honest men,(V) not spies.(W)”
12 “No!” he said to them. “You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”(X)
13 But they replied, “Your servants(Y) were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan.(Z) The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”(AA)
14 Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!(AB) 15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives,(AC) you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.(AD) 16 Send one of your number to get your brother;(AE) the rest of you will be kept in prison,(AF) so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth.(AG) If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!(AH)” 17 And he put them all in custody(AI) for three days.
18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:(AJ) 19 If you are honest men,(AK) let one of your brothers stay here in prison,(AL) while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.(AM) 20 But you must bring your youngest brother to me,(AN) so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.” This they proceeded to do.
21 They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother.(AO) We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress(AP) has come on us.”
22 Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?(AQ) But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting(AR) for his blood.”(AS) 23 They did not realize(AT) that Joseph could understand them,(AU) since he was using an interpreter.
24 He turned away from them and began to weep,(AV) but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.(AW)
25 Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain,(AX) to put each man’s silver back in his sack,(AY) and to give them provisions(AZ) for their journey.(BA) After this was done for them, 26 they loaded their grain on their donkeys(BB) and left.
27 At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey,(BC) and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.(BD) 28 “My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.”
Their hearts sank(BE) and they turned to each other trembling(BF) and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”(BG)
29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan,(BH) they told him all that had happened to them.(BI) They said, 30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us(BJ) and treated us as though we were spying on the land.(BK) 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.(BL) 32 We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’(BM)
33 “Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.(BN) 34 But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men.(BO) Then I will give your brother back to you,(BP) and you can trade[a] in the land.(BQ)’”
35 As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver!(BR) When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.(BS) 36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more,(BT) and now you want to take Benjamin.(BU) Everything is against me!(BV)”
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,(BW) and I will bring him back.”(BX)
38 But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead(BY) and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him(BZ) on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave(CA) in sorrow.(CB)”
Footnotes
- Genesis 42:34 Or move about freely
Genesis 42
King James Version
Genesis 42
King James Version
42 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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