Gema369 KJV Bible: Genesis 42

6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

*Joseph became the leader of the land, selling things to everyone there. When his brothers arrived, they bowed down in front of him, facing the ground.

7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

*Joseph recognized his brothers, but acted strangely towards them and spoke rudely to them. He asked them, "Where did you come from?" They replied, "We are here from the land of Canaan to get food."

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

*Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

*Joseph recalled his dreams about them and told them, "You are spies looking at our land's vulnerabilities."

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

*They replied, "No, my lord, our task is to buy food."

11 We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

*We're all someone's children; we're genuine people, your servants aren't secret spies.

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

*He told them, "No, it's not for that. You've come to see the openness of the land."

13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

*They said, "Your twelve brothers are the children of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with your father now, but one is missing."

14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

*And Joseph told them, "This is what I said before: You are spying."

15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

*This means that you will be tested. You cannot leave unless your younger brother joins you. The life of Pharaoh (the powerful leader) depends on this.

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

*"Send one of you to get your brother, and stay in prison while we check if you're telling the truth. If you're not spying, then Pharaoh's life will prove it."

17 And he put them all together into ward three days.

*He combined them and placed them in Ward Three for three days.

18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

*Joseph told them on the third day, "Do this to survive, because I respect God."

19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

*If you are genuine people, take one of your brothers and keep him at home in your jail. Then, go and bring grain to address the food shortage in your homes.

20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

*Bring your youngest brother here to prove your words, and you won't die. They followed these instructions.

21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

*They told each other, "We are truly guilty towards our brother because we saw how much he was suffering when he pleaded with us for help, but we didn't listen. That's why this trouble has come to us."

22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

*Reuben told them, "I warned you not to hurt the child, but you didn't listen. So now, sadly, the child's death is on your hands."

23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

*They didn't know that Joseph understood what they were saying. He spoke to them through a translator.

24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

*He turned away from them, cried, then went back and talked with them. He took Simeon, tied him up, and showed him to them.

25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

*Then, Joseph told them to fill their bags with grain and return each person's money to their bag. He also gave them food for their journey. He did all this for them.

26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

*So, they put grain on their donkeys and left that place.

27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

*As he opened his bag to feed his donkey at the inn, he saw his money because it was stuck in the bag's opening.

28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

*He said to his siblings, "My money is back, and I found it in my bag." They panicked and were scared, asking each other, "What has God done to us?"

29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

*They went to their dad Jacob in the land of Canaan and shared with him everything that happened to them.

30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

*The boss of the land talked harshly to us and thought we were spying on the area.

31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

*We told him, "We are honest people, not secret agents."

32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

*We are twelve brothers, all children of our dad; one isn't a part of us and the youngest brother is currently with our dad in the land called Canaan.

33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

*The leader of the land told us, "To prove you're honest, leave a family member here with me, get food for your families' hunger, and then go."

34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

*Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I'll know you aren't spies, but honest people. I'll then release your brother, and you can do business in the land.

35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

*As they emptied their bags, each person found their money bundle inside. When they and their father saw the money, they became scared.

36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

*Jacob, the father, told his sons, "You have made me lose my children. Joseph is gone, Simeon is gone, and now you want to take Benjamin away. All of this is hurting me."

37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

*Reuben told his dad, "If I don't bring him to you, kill my two sons. Let me have him, and I'll bring him to you."

38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

*He said, "My son won't go with you because his brother is gone, leaving him alone. If something bad happens to him during your trip, I will be heartbroken and it will make my old age very sad."

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