Verse 16
Genesis 43:16
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֨רְא יוֹסֵ֣ף אִתָּ/ם֮ אֶת בִּנְיָמִין֒ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לַֽ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל בֵּית֔/וֹ הָבֵ֥א אֶת הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים הַ/בָּ֑יְתָ/ה וּ/טְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֨בַח֙ וְ/הָכֵ֔ן כִּ֥י אִתִּ֛/י יֹאכְל֥וּ הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים בַּֽ/צָּהֳרָֽיִם
English Translation
And Joseph saw his brothers and said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men to the house and slaughter an animal and prepare it, for the men will eat with me at noon."
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Chapter 43 Context
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In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.
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And when they had eaten up all the corn, which they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons...
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Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the atteststion of an oath, saying: You shall not see m...
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If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee...
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But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying:...
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Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery in that you told him you had also another brot...
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But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had...
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And Juda said to his father: Send the bou with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both...
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I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I...
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If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.
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Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the l...
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And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was don...
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And take also your brother, and go to the man.
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And may my almighty Bod make him favourable to you; and send back with you your brother, whom he kee...
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So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood be...
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And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Br...
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He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the house.\
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And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back t...
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Wherefore going up to the steward of the house, at the door,
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They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:
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And when we had bought, and come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths...
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And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.
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But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God (Elohim), and the God (Elohim) of your Father...
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And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave pr...
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But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should e...
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Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents holding them in their hands, and...
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But he, courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, o...
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And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they...
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And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin his brother, by the same mother, and said: Is this your...
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And he made haste becouse his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: And going into...
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And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the...
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And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that at...
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They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his ag...
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Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exce...
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