We are all one man's sons; we are true men; thy servants are no spies. And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Ca'-naan; and behold the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies. Hereby ye shall be proved;-by the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 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, sure'-ly ye are spies. And he put them altogether into ward three days.

And Joseph said

unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God. 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; but bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be ver'-i-fied, and ye shall not die; and they did so. And they said one to another, We are verily guilt'-y concerning our brother, in that we saw the an'-guish of his soul, when he be-sought us; and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. 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. And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Sim'-e-on and bound him before their eyes. 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; and they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. And as one of them opened his sack, to give his ass provender in the inn, he e-spied' his money; for behold it was in his sack's mouth. 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 ?

EXERCISES.-Did Joseph know his brethren? How did he behave towards them? Did they know Joseph? What did he say they were? For what purpose did he say they had come? What did they answer? Where did Joseph put his brethren? What did he say unto them the third day? Whom did he order them to bring to him? What did they say one to another? What did Reuben answer? By whom did Joseph speak unto his brethren? How did Joseph then act towards them? What did Joseph command? What did one of them espy when he opened his sack? What did he say to his brethren? What did they then say to one another?

HISTORY OF JOSEPH continued.

And they came unto Jacob their father, unto the land of Canaan; and told him all that befell unto

them. And Jacob their father said unto them, Me ye have bereaved of my children. Joseph is not, and Sim'-e-on is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. 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. 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. And the famine was sore in the land. And it came to pass when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did sol-emn-ly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy thee food. But, if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. And Is'-ra-el said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a

brother?

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? Have ye another brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could

we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live and not die, both we and thou, and also our little ones. I will be sure'-ty for him: of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever. And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds.

And take double money in your hand: and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight. Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man; and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children I am bereaved.

EXERCISES. To whom, in the land of Canaan, did they come? What did Jacob say unto them? What did Reuben say to his father? What did his father answer? What was sore in the land? What did their father say unto them? What did Judah say to his father? What did Israel reply? What did they say the man asked them straitly of? What did Judah say to his father? What did their father then say to them? What money did he bid them take? Whom did he also bid them take?

HISTORY OF JOSEPH continued.

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and

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rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay and make ready for these men shall dine with me at noon. And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men unto Joseph's house.

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house, and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks, at the first time, are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen and our asses. And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him. at the door of the house, and said, O Sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food.

And it came to pass when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it again in our hand; and other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. And he said, Peace be to you; fear not. Your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet, and he gave their asses provender. And they made