Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:1 Jacob saw that grain was available in Egypt and said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”

Greek · Saints priority

42:1 Now Jacob saw that there was a grain sale in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why are you sitting idle?”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:2 He said, “I have heard that grain is available in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so we may live and not die.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:2 And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy for us a little food, that we may live and not die.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:3 So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

Greek · Saints priority

42:3 So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:4 Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he said, “Harm might befall him.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he said, “Lest some sickness befall him.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Greek · Saints priority

42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the land, and he was the one who sold grain to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and prostrated themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

Greek · Saints priority

42:6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the land, and he was the one who sold grain to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and prostrated themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted like a stranger to them and spoke harshly to them. He said to them, “Where do you come from?” And they replied, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted like a stranger to them and spoke harshly to them. He said to them, “Where do you come from?” And they replied, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:8 Thus Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

Greek · Saints priority

42:8 Thus Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:9 Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:9 Joseph remembered the dreams he had seen and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to inspect the tracks of the country.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:10 They said to him, “No, my lord; your servants have come to buy food.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:10 They said to him, “No, my lord; your servants have come to buy food.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:11 “We are all sons of one man. We are honest men; your servants are not spies.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:11 “We are all sons of one man; we are men of peace; your servants are not spies.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:12 He said to them, “No! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:12 He said to them, “No! You have come to see the tracks of the land.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:13 They said, “Your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in Canaan. The youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:13 They said, “Your servants are twelve brothers in Canaan. The youngest is with our father today, and the other is no more.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:14 But Joseph said to them, “It is just as I spoke to you, saying, ‘You are spies.’”

Greek · Saints priority

42:14 But Joseph said to them, “It is just as I spoke to you, saying, ‘You are spies.’”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:15 “By this you will be tested: as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave here unless your youngest brother comes here.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:15 “By this you will be exposed: by Pharaoh’s health, you will not leave here unless your youngest brother comes here.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:16 “Send one of you to bring your brother. The rest of you will remain bound while your words are tested to see whether you tell the truth. If not, as Pharaoh lives, you are surely spies!”

Greek · Saints priority

42:16 “Send one of you and bring your brother. The rest of you will be taken away until your words become clear, whether you tell the truth or not. If not, by Pharaoh’s health, you are surely spies!”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:17 And he put them all together into prison for three days.

Greek · Saints priority

42:17 And he put them into prison for three days.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:18 Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:18 And he said to them on the third day, “This do and you shall live, for I fear God.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:19 “If you are honest men, let one brother remain bound in your prison. The rest of you go and carry grain for your hungry households.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:19 “If you are men of peace, let one brother be detained in prison. The rest of you go and take back the grain you have purchased.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:20 “Bring your youngest brother to me, so your words may be verified and you will not die.” They did so.

Greek · Saints priority

42:20 “And bring your youngest brother to me, and your words shall be believed; otherwise, you shall die.” And they did so.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:21 They said to one another, “Truly, we are guilty concerning our brother. We saw his anguish when he begged us, but we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:21 They said to one another, “Yes, we have sinned concerning our brother. We disregarded his anguish when he begged us and did not listen to him. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:22 Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do not sin against the boy’? But you would not listen. Now his blood is being required of us.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:22 Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do not wrong the boy’? But you would not listen. Now his blood is being required of us.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:23 But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for an interpreter stood between them.

Greek · Saints priority

42:23 But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for an interpreter stood between them.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:24 And he turned away from them and wept; then he returned to them and spoke to them, and he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

Greek · Saints priority

42:24 And Joseph turned away from them and wept; then he returned to them and spoke to them, and he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with grain, to restore each man’s silver into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey; and it was so done for them.

Greek · Saints priority

42:25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with grain, to restore each man’s silver into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey; and it was so done for them.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:26 And they loaded their grain upon their donkeys and departed from that place.

Greek · Saints priority

42:26 And they loaded their grain upon their donkeys and departed from that place.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:27 One of them opened his sack to feed his donkey at their lodging place. He saw his silver there in the mouth of his sack.

Greek · Saints priority

42:27 One of them untied his sack to feed his donkeys where they stopped. He saw his bundle of silver at the mouth of his sack.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:28 And he said to his brothers, “My silver has been restored to me, and behold, it is right here in my sack!” And their hearts were astonished, and they were terrified, saying to one another, “What is this that God has done to us?”

Greek · Saints priority

42:28 And he said to his brothers, “My silver has been restored to me, and behold, it is right here in my sack!” And their hearts were astonished, and they were terrified, saying to one another, “What is this that God has done to us?”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:29 And they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, and reported to him all that had happened to them, saying:

Greek · Saints priority

42:29 And they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, and reported to him all that had happened to them, saying:

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:30 “The man who rules the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as spies of the land.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us, and placed us in custody as men spying out the land.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:31 “But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.’”

Greek · Saints priority

42:31 “But we said to him, ‘We are men of peace; we are not spies.’”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:32 “We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:32 “We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:33 “The man who rules the land said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one brother with me, take grain for your hungry households, and go.’”

Greek · Saints priority

42:33 “The man who rules the land said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are men of peace: leave one brother here with me, take the grain purchased for your household, and go.’”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:34 “‘and bring your youngest brother to me; then I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. Then I will restore your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.’”

Greek · Saints priority

42:34 “‘and bring your youngest brother to me; then I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are men of peace. Then I will restore your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.’”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:35 And it came to pass as they were emptying their sacks, behold, every man’s bundle of silver was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of silver, they were terrified.

Greek · Saints priority

42:35 And it came to pass as they were emptying their sacks, behold, every man’s bundle of silver was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of silver, they were terrified.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All these things have come upon me!”

Greek · Saints priority

42:36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All these things have come upon me!”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:37 Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; commit him into my hand, and I will restore him to you.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:37 Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; commit him into my hand, and I will restore him to you.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

42:38 He said, “My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm befalls him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down in sorrow to Sheol.”

Greek · Saints priority

42:38 He said, “My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he alone is left. If he falls sick on your journey, you will bring my old age down in sorrow to Hades.”