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31 Then he washed his face and went out, now controlling himself, and said, “Serve the food.” 32 And they served him[a] by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, for Egyptians could not dine[b] with Hebrews, because that was a detestable thing to Egyptians. 33 And they were seated before him from the firstborn according to his birthright to the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another[c] amazed.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 43:32 That is, Joseph
  2. Genesis 43:32 Literally “were not able to eat food”
  3. Genesis 43:33 Literally “each to his companion”

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

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,(C) for that is detestable to Egyptians.(D) 33 The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn(E) to the youngest;(F) and they looked at each other in astonishment.

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