Jacob sendeth Benjamin. GENESIS, 43 Joseph's brethren entertained. that ye are true men: so will both we, and thou, and also our ch.34.10, Trading, 1 K.10.15. ye shall traffick in the land. 9 I will be surety for him; of Je.32.10, Money. ch.35.18, Benjamin, ch.43.34. Nu.11.15, Despondency. ch.29.32, Reuben, ch.49.3. 35 And it came to pass as they my hand shalt thou require p.p.ch.44.32; 42.37. saw the bundles of money, they 10 For except we had lingered, 36 And Ja'cob their father said second time. unto them, Me have ye bereaved 11 And their father Is'ra-el ch.25.26, Jacob, ch.45.26. and Sim'e-on is not, and ye will now, do this; take of the best ch.24.53, Presents. 37 And Reuben spake unto present, a little balm, and a lit- Spices, Ex.30.23. ch.44.33, Self-sacrifice (2). sons, if I bring him not to thee: nuts, and almonds: deliver him into my hand, and 12 And take double money in I will bring him to thee again. your hand; and the money that Je.32.10, Money. by the way in the which ye go, 13 Take also your brother, and CHAPTER 43 you mercy before the man, that 2 K.18.5, Trust (3). Jacob is hardly persuaded to send brother, and Ben'ja-min. If I Benjamin. 15 Joseph entertaineth be bereaved of my children, I ch.31.28, Paternal Love. am bereaved. AND the famine was sore in 15 4 And the men took that the land. present, and they took double 2 And it came to pass, when money in their hand, and Ben'- ch.35.18, Benjamin. Egypt, their father said unto fore Jo'seph. them, Go again, buy us a little 16 And when Jo'seph saw ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.44.2. 3 And Ju ́dah spake unto him, to the ruler of his house, Bring protest unto us, saying, Ye shall make ready; for these men 1 K.8.65, Feasts. 17 And the man did as Jō'şeph 4 If thou wilt send our brother bade; and the man brought the 18 And the men were afraid, ch.3.8, Guilty Fear. father yet alive? have ye an- 20 And said, O sir, we came words: could we certainly know 21 And it came to pass, when opened our sacks, and, behold, p.p.ch.42.27. 8 And Jū ́dah said unto Iş'ra-el every man's money was in the Je.32.10, Money. me, and we will arise and go; in full weight: and we have Joseph maketh a feast. Peace Invoked, Jud.6.23. ch.26.24,"Fear Not." p.p.ch.42.24. GENESIS, 44 22 And other money have we CHAPTER 44 His policy to stay Benjamin. brought down in our hands to Joseph's policy to stay Benjamin. B.C.1707. ND he commanded the stew 23 And he said, Peace be to Aard of his house, saying, God of your father, hath given Fill the men's sacks with food, I had your money. And he put every man's money in his Je.32.10, Money. them. 2 And put my cup, the silver ch.40.11, Cups, 2 S.12.3. 24 And the man brought the cup, in the sack's mouth of the Silver (3), Nu.7.84. men into Joseph's house, and youngest, and his corn money. gave them water, and they And he did according to the [Ex.19.14. washed their feet; and he gave word that Joseph had spoken. ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.45.1. [1 S.25.41. their asses provender. 3 As soon as the morning was ch.18.4, Cleanliness (2), ch.18.4, Feet-washing, ch.24.53, Presents. p.p.ch.37.7. p.p.Pr.14.19. ch.37.7. Obeisance, Ex.18.7. Jb.40.12, Abasement (1). p.p.ch.35.24. ch.27.27, Blessings (5). Divine Favor (2), Nu.6.25. 1 S.18.3, Brotherly Love (3). 25 And they made ready the light, the men were sent away, 27 And he asked them of their 5 Is not this it in which my well, the old man of whom ye deed he divineth? ye have done See Divination, v.15. 28 And they answered, Thy 6 And he overtook them, and this your younger brother, of 8 Behold, the money, which p.p.ch.43.21. [Ex.20.15. 30 And Jo'şeph made haste; then should we steal out of thy See Theft Forbidden, for his bowels did yearn upon lord's house silver or gold? his brother: and he sought 9 With whomsoever of thy where to weep; and he entered servants it be found, both let p.p.ch.42.24; 45.2, 14; 46.29. into his chamber, and wept him die, and we also will be my there. lord's bondmen. 31 And he washed his face, 10 And he said, Now also let it and went out, and refrained be according unto your words: himself, and said, Set on bread. he with whom it is found shall 32 And they set on for him by be my servant; and ye shall be himself, and for them by them- blameless. p.p.v.25. ch.14.13, Hebrews, Ex.2.6. selves, and for the E-gyp'tians, 11 Then they speedily took the Hebrews; for that is an 12 And he searched, and be- p.p.ch.31.32. [Nu.14.6. 33 And they sat before him, found in Běn ́ja-min's sack. the firstborn according to his 13 Then they rent their ch.37.29, Clothes Rent, birthright, and the youngest clothes, and laded every man according to his youth: and his ass, and returned to the city. ch.22.3, Asses. the men marvelled one at an- 14 And Jū'dah and his breth- ch.29.35, Judah, ch.46.12. other. ren came to Jo'şeph's house; 34 And he took and sent for he was yet there: and they messes unto them from before fell before him on the ground. ch.37.7, Obeisance. ch.35.18, Benjamin, ch.45.22. him: but Bĕn'ja-min's mess was 15 And Jo'seph said unto them, p.p.ch.45.22. Ne.8.12, Mirth. five times so much as any of What deed is this that ye have Judan's supplication. GENESIS, 45 Joseph revealeth himself. 16 And Jū'dah said, What shall 31 It shall come to pass, when we say unto my lord? what shall he seeth that the lad is not Jb.9.20, Self-condemnation. we speak? or how shall we clear with us, that he will die: and Jb.10.14, Sin Known to God. ourselves? God hath found out thy servants shall bring down the iniquity of thy servants: the gray hairs of thy servant behold, we are my lord's serv- our father with sorrow to the ants, both we, and he also with grave. whom the cup is found. ch.25.23, Subjection. See Cups, v.2. ch.15.15, Old Age. ch.31.28, Paternal Love. p.p.ch.42.15. p.p.ch.43.3. p.p.ch.35.24. p.p.ch.37.33. ch.23.2, Grief. p.p.ch.42.38. ch.31.28, Paternal Love. 32 For thy servant became 17 And he said, God forbid surety for the lad unto my speak a word in my lord's ears, 34 For how shall I go up to my and let not thine anger burn father, and the lad be not with ch.47.12, Filial Honor (2). art even as Pha'raōh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and CHAPTER 45 Joseph maketh himself known to his B.C.1707. THEN Joseph could not re- ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.46.29. he alone is left of his mother, frain himself before all 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: 2 And he wept aloud: and the p.p.v.14; ch.46.29. ther, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy 3 And Jo'şeph said unto his servants, Except your youngest brethren, I am Jo'seph; doth p.p.Ac.7.13. brother come down with you, my father yet live? And his ye shall see my face no more. brethren could not answer him; 24 And it came to pass when for they were troubled at his ch.3.8, Guilty Fear, Le.26.17. we came up unto thy servant presence. my father, we told him the 4 And Jo'seph said unto his 25 And our father said, Go pray you. And they came near. again, and buy us a little food. And he said, I am Joseph your 26 And we said, We cannot go brother, whom ye sold into p.p.ch.37.28. down: if our youngest brother Egypt. be with us, then will we go 5 Now therefore be not grieved, Ex.14.13, Encouragement. 27 And thy servant my father life. grave. lad's life; 9 Haste ye, and go up to my Ex.14.30, Deliverance (1). Joseph sendeth GENESIS, 46 for his father. father, and say unto him, Thus with corn and bread and meat ch.14.18, Bread. saith thy son Jō'şeph, God hath for his father by the way. made me lord of all Egypt: 24 So he sent his brethren come down unto me, tarry not: away, and they departed: and 10 And thou shalt dwell in the he said unto them, See that ye land of Gō'shen, and thou shalt fall not out by the way. ch.47.12, Filial Honor (2). be near unto me, thou, and thy 25 And they went up out of children, and thy children's Egypt, and came into the land children, and thy flocks, and thy of Canaan unto Ja'cob their herds, and all that thou hast : father, Goshen, ch.46.34. ch.35.18, Benjamin. ch.39.5, Promotion. p.p.Ac.7.14. 11 And there will I nourish 26 And told him, saying, Jo'- years of famine; lest thou, and governor over all the land of p.p.Ps.126.1. thy household, and all that thou Egypt. And Ja'cob's heart ch.25.26, Jacob, ch.46.5. and the eyes of my brother 27 And they told him all the enough; Jo'seph my son is yet ch.31.28, Paternal Love. 14 And he fell upon his brother alive: I will go and see him be1 S.18.3, Brotherly Love (3). Běn'ja-min's neck, and wept; fore I die. and Ben'ja-min wept upon his neck. ch.27.27, Kiss (1), 1 S.10.1. Pr.16.15, King's Favor. 15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. CHAPTER 46 Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-B.C.1706. I'ra-el took his with all that he had, and [Jos.15.28. 16 ¶And the fame thereof was This do ye; lade your beasts, said, Here am I. ch.5.24, Piety. and go, get you unto the land 3 And he said, I am God, the p.p.ch.28.13. ch.11.31, Canaan. of Ca'nǎan; p.p.ch.27.28. Wagons, Nu.7.3. ch.18.4, Hospitality (2). p.p.2 K.5.5. ch.35.18, Benjamin, ch.46.21. ch.24.53, Presents, 1 S.9.8. p.p.43.34. ch.47.12, Filial Honor (2). God of thy father: fear not to ch.26.24, "Fear not." 18 And take your father and go down into Egypt; for I will ch.12.10, Egypt, Ex.4.19. good of the land of Egypt, and 4 I will go down with thee into ch.28.15, Divine Presence. your little ones, and for your 5 And Ja'cob rose up from ch.25.26, Jacob, ch.47.9. 20 Also regard not your stuff; ther, and their little ones, and for the good of all the land of their wives, in the wagons which ch.45.19, Wagons. Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 21 And the children of Is'ra-el 6 And they took their cattle, ch.37.25, Caravans, 1 K.10.2. did so and Jo'şeph gave them and their goods, which they had wagons, according to the com- gotten in the land of Ca'nǎan, p.p.Ac.7.15. mandment of Pha'raōh, and and came into Egypt, Jacob, Ps.25.13, Seed of the Rightgave them provision for the and all his seed with him: 23 And to his father he sent of the children of Iş ́ra-el, which laden with the good things of his sons: Reu ben, Ja'cob's first- ch.29.32, Reuben. [eous. Those who went ch.29.33, Simeon, ch.49.5. See Marriage (3), ch.24.3. ch.29.34, Levi. Gershon, Ex.6.16. Kohath, Ex.6.16. ch.29.35, Judah, v.28. ch.30.18, Issachar. GENESIS, 47 9 And the sons of Reuben; sons' wives, all the souls were into Egypt. 10 And the sons of Sim'e-on; which were born him in Egypt, ish woman. and ten. 11 And the sons of Le'vi; 28 ¶ And he sent Ju'dah be- ch.29.35, Judah, ch.49.8. 12 And the sons of Ju'dah; his face unto Go ́shen; and they p.p.ch.45.10. Er, and O'nan, and She'lah, and came into the land of Gō'shen. [1 K.12.18. ch.38.29, Pharez, Nu.26.20. Pha'rěz, and Za'rah: but Er and 29 And Jō'şeph made ready his ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.47.7. O'nan died in the land of Ca- chariot, and went up to meet ch.41.43, Chariots (2), năan. And the sons of Pha'rěz İş'ra-el his father, to Gō'shen, [ch.47.12. and presented himself unto him; See Filial Honor (2), were Hěz'ron and Hā'mŭl. 13 And the sons of Is'sa-char; and he fell on his neck, and To'la, and Phu'vah, and Jōb, and wept on his neck a good while. p.p.ch.45.14. 30 And Is'ra-el said unto JoShim'ron. 14 And the sons of Zeb'u-lun; seph, Now let me die, since I p.p.Lu.2.29. Se'red, and E'lon, and Jäh ́lě-el. have seen thy face, because ch.31.28, Paternal Love, 15 These be the sons of Le'ah, thou art yet alive. ch.30.20, Zebulun. ch.29.25, Leah. ch.30.11, Gad. ch.30.13, Asher. ch.30.24, Joseph. ch.35.18, Benjamin. ch.41.51, Manasseh (a). ch.41.52, Ephraim. which she bare unto Ja'cob in 31 And Jo'şeph said unto his 16 And the sons of Găd; Ziph'- which were in the land of Ca- ch.11.31, Canaan. [2 S.12.16. Ez'bon, E'ri, and Aro-di, and 32 And the men are shep- ch.4.2, Shepherds, Ex.2.17. ch.18.7, Herds. 17 And the sons of Ash ́er; to feed cattle; and they have ch.1.25, Cattle. his daughter, and these she 34 That ye shall say, Thy serv- the land of Go'shen; for every ch.45.10, Goshen, ch.47.4. 20 And unto Jo'seph in the shepherd is an abomination p.p.ch.43.32; Ex.8.26. land of Egypt were born Ma- unto the E-gyptians. ch.35.18, Benjamin, ch.49.27. 21 And the sons of Bĕn'ja-min ch.29.6, Rachel. ch.30.6, Dan. ch.30.8, Naphtali. were Belah, and Be'cher, and Hup'pim, and Ärd. 7 and his father, before Pharaoh; ther and my brethren, and their 22 These are the sons of Ra'-flocks, and their herds, and all ch.18.7, Herds. bare these unto Ja'cob: all the raōh, Thy servants are shep- ch.4.2, Shepherds. Ja'cob into Egypt, which came 4 They said moreover unto ch.12.10, Sojourners, out of his loins, besides Ja'cob's Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the [Le.18.26. |