The Second Journey to Egypt

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

¹⁹ So they went up to Joseph’s steward^(A) and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. ²⁰ “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.^{(B) 21} But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver—the exact weight—in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.^{(C) 22} We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don’t know who put our silver in our sacks.”

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

²⁴ The steward took the men into Joseph’s house,^(G) gave them water to wash their feet^(H) and provided fodder for their donkeys.