Genesis 43:16-18

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Banquet at Joseph’s House

¹⁶ When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man in charge of his house, “Take these men to my house. Butcher an animal, and prepare a meal, because they are going to eat with me at noon.”

¹⁷ So the man did as Joseph said and took them to Joseph’s house. ¹⁸ The men were frightened, because they had been brought to Joseph’s house. They thought, “We’ve been brought here because of the money that was put back into our sacks the first time. They’re going to attack us, overpower us, take our donkeys, and make us slaves.”