The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XLIII.

13 Iaakób suffreth Beniamin to departe with his children 13 Simeon is deliuered out of prison. 30 Ioseph goeth aside and wepeth, 32 They feast together.

1 NOw greata 1.1 famine (was) in the land.

2 And when they had eaten vp the vitaile which they had broght from Egypt, their father said vnto them, Turne againe, (and) bye vs a litle fode.

3 And Iudáh answered him, saying, The man charged vs by an othe, saying, *Neuer se my* 1.2 face, except your brother (be) with you.

4 If thou wilt send our brother with vs, we wil go downe, and by thee fode:

5 But if thou wilt not send (him,) we will not* 1.3 go downe: for the man said vnto vs, * Loke me not in the face, except your brother (be) with you.

6 And Israél said, Wherefore delt ye so euill with me, as to tel the man, whether ye had yet a brother or no?

7 And they answered, The man asked straitly of“ 1.4 our selues and of our kinred, saying, Is your father yet aliue? haue ye (any) brother? And we tolde him” 1.5 according to these wor∣des: colde we know certeinly that he wolde say, Bring your brother downe?

8 Thē said Iudáh to Isráel his father, Send the boye with me, that we may rise and go, and that we may liue and not dye bothe we, and thou, and our children.

9 I wil be suretie for him: of mine hand shalt

thou require him. * If I bring hym not to* 1.6 thee, and set him before thee,” 1.7 then let me beare the blame for euer.

10 For except we had made this tarying dout∣les by this we had returned the secōde time

11 Then their father Israél said vnto them, If (it must nedes be) so nowe, do thus: take of the best frutes of the land in your vessels, & bring the man a present, a litle rosen, and a* 1.8 litle honie, spices and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, nuttes, and al∣mondes.

12 And takeb 1.9 double money in your hand, and the money, that was broght againe in your sackes mouthes: carie it againe in your hand lest it were some ouer sight.

13 Take also your brother and arise, (and) go againe to the man.

14 Andc 1.10 God almightie giue you mercie in the sight of the man, that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 deliuer you your other brother, & Bēiamin: but I shalbe d 1.11robbed of my childe, as I haue bene.

15 ¶ Thus the men toke this present, and toke twise so muche money in their hands with Beniamin, and rose vp, and went downe to Egypt and stode before Ioséph.

16 And when Ioséph sawe Beniamin with thē, he said to“ 1.12 his stuard, Bring these men home and kil meat and make readie: for the men shall eat with me at noone.

17 And the man did as Ioséph bad, and broght the men vnto Iosephs house.

18 Now when the men were broght into Io∣sephs house thei weree 1.13 afraied, and said Be∣cause of the money, that came in our sackes mouths at the first time, are we broght, that he maie” 1.14 pike a quarel against vs, and” 1.15 laye some thing to our charge, & bring vs in bon∣dage and our asses.

19 Therefore came they to Iosephs stuard, and communed with hym at the dore of the house.

20 And said, Oh syr, * we came in dede downe* 1.16 hether at the first time to bye fode.

21 And as we came to an ynne and opened our sackes, beholde, euerie mans money was in his sackes mouth (euen) our money in ful weight, but we haue broght it againe in our hands.

22 Also other money haue we broght in our handes to bye fode (but) we can not tel, who put our money in our sackes.

23 And he said,“ 1.17 Peace be vnto you, feare not:f 1.18 your God and the God of your father hath giuen you that treasure in your sackes, I had your money: & he broght forth Simeō to thē.

24 So the man led thē in to Iosephs house, and gaue them water to wash their fete, & gaue their asses prouander.

25 And they made redy their present against Ioséph came at none, [for they heard saie, that they shulde eat bread there.]

26 When Ioséph came home they broght the present into the house to him, which was in their hands, & bowed downe to the grounde before him.

27 And he asked them of (their)” 1.19 prosperitie & said, Is your father the olde mā, of whome ye tolde me, in good health? is he yet aliue?

28 Who answered, Thy seruant our father is in good helth, he is yet aliue: ād they bowed downe, and made obeisance.

29 And he lifting vp his eies, be helde his bro∣ther Beniamin hisg 1.20 mothers sonne, and said, Is this your yonger brother, of whome ye tolde me? And he said, God be merciful vnto thee, my sonne.

30 And Ioséph made haste [for his” 1.21 affection was inflamed toward his brother, and soght (where) to wepe] ād entred into his chambre and wept there.

31 Afterward he washed his face, & came out, & refrained him selfe, & said, Set on” 1.22 meat.

32 And theyh 1.23 prepared for him by him selfe, and for them by thē selues, and for the Egy∣ptians, which did eat with him, by them sel∣ues, because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Ebrewes: for that was ani 1.24 a∣bominacion vnto the Egyptians.

33 So they sate before him: the eldest accor∣ding vnto his age, and the yongest accor∣ding vnto his youthe, and the men marueiled among them selues.

34 And thei toke meases from before him and (sent) to them: but Beniamins mease was fiue times so muche as anie of theirs: and thei dronkek 1.25 & had of the best drinke with him.

Notes

• a 1.1

  This was a great tentation to Iaakob to suf∣fre so great 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ne in that land, where God had promised to bles se him.
• * 1.2

  Chap. 42. 20.
• * 1.3

  Chap. 42. 20.
• “ 1.4

  Or, of our 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and condition.
• ” 1.5

  Ebr. to the mouthe of these wordes: that is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thing which he asked vs.
• * 1.6

  Chap. 44. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.7

  Ebr. I wil sinne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thee.
• * 1.8

  "Or, swere smel les.
• b 1.9

  when we are in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or danger God for∣biddeth not to vse alhonest mea nes to better or estate & conditiō
• c 1.10

  Our chief trust ought to be in God and not in worldly meanes
• d 1.11

  He speaketh these wordes not so muche of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as to make hissonnes more careful to bryng againe their bro ther.
• “ 1.12

  Or, the ruler of his house.
• e 1.13

  So the Iudge∣ment of God pres sed their 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.14

  Ebr. role him selfe vpon vs.
• ” 1.15

  Ebr. cast him 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vpon 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.16

  Chap. 42. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “ 1.17

  Or, you are wel
• f 1.18

  Not withstan∣ding the corru∣ptions of Egypt yet Ioseph taught his familie to feare God.
• ” 1.19

  Ebr. peace.
• g 1.20

  For they two onely were bor∣ne of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.21

  Ebr. bowels.
• ” 1.22

  Ebr. bread.
• h 1.23

  To signifie his dignitie.
• i 1.24

  The nature of the superstitious is to condemne all other in re∣spect of them sel ues.
• k 1.25

  Some time this worde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be dronken, but he∣re it is 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that thei had ynough, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the best wine.