Verse 20
Genesis 43:20
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְר֖וּ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֑/י יָרֹ֥ד יָרַ֛דְנוּ בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֖ה לִ/שְׁבָּר אֹֽכֶל
English Translation
And they said, "My lord, we will go down at first to buy food."
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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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