Verse 1

Genesis 43:1

Darby Translation

1 And the famine was grievous in the land.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָ/רָעָ֖ב כָּבֵ֥ד בָּ/אָֽרֶץ
English Translation
And the famine was severe in the land.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 43 Context
1 And the famine was grievous in the land.
2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that... Focus ↗
3 And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did positively testify to us, saying, Ye shall not see my fa... Focus ↗
4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food; Focus ↗
5 but if thou do not send [him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face... Focus ↗
6 And Israel said, Why did ye deal [so] ill with me [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? Focus ↗
7 And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father ye... Focus ↗
8 And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may liv... Focus ↗
9 I will be surety for him: of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and set him... Focus ↗
10 For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice. Focus ↗
11 And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land... Focus ↗
12 And take other money in your hand, and the money that was returned to you in the mouth of your sacks... Focus ↗
13 And take your brother, and arise, go again to the man. Focus ↗
14 And the Almighty God (Elohim) give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brothe... Focus ↗
15 And the men took that gift, and took double money in their hand, and Benjamin, and rose up, and went... Focus ↗
16 And Joseph saw Benjamin with them, and said to the [man] who was over his house, Bring the men into... Focus ↗
17 And the man did as Joseph had said; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. Focus ↗
18 And the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house, and said, Because of the mone... Focus ↗
19 And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the h... Focus ↗
20 and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food. Focus ↗
21 And it came to pass when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, [every] man's mon... Focus ↗
22 And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in ou... Focus ↗
23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God (Elohim), and the God (Elohim) of your father, has... Focus ↗
24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave water, and they washed their feet; and he... Focus ↗
25 And they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon; for they had heard that they should eat br... Focus ↗
26 When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed t... Focus ↗
27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well the old man of whom ye spoke? Is h... Focus ↗
28 And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance. Focus ↗
29 And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your you... Focus ↗
30 And Joseph made haste, for his bowels burned for his brother; and he sought [a place] to weep, and h... Focus ↗
31 And he washed his face, and came out, and controlled himself, and said, Set on bread. Focus ↗
32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with h... Focus ↗
33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to hi... Focus ↗
34 And he had portions carried to them from before him. And Benjamin's portion was five times greater t... Focus ↗