CHAP. XLII.
1, Iakob sendeth his ten sonnes to buy corne in Egypt. 6, They are imprisoned by Ioseph for spies▪ 18, They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21, They have remorse for the injurie they had done to Io∣seph. 24, Symeon is kept bound for a pledge. 25, They returne home with corne and their money. 29, They relate unto Iakob the hard things befallen them. 36, Ia∣kob refuseth to send Benjamin, though Ruben would ingage his two sons for him.
ANd Iakob saw; that there was corne-to∣sell [unspec 1] in Egypt: and Iakob sayd unto his sons; why looke yee one-upon▪ another? And he said, Behold I have heard; that there [unspec 2] is corne-to-sell, in Egypt: go-ye-down thi∣ther, and buy▪ corn for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Iosephs ten [unspec 3] brethren went-downe; to buy corne, in E∣gypt. But Benjamin, Iosephs brother; Iakob [unspec 4] sent not with his brethren: for he said, lest mischiefe befall him. And the sons of Israel [unspec 5] came; to buy corn, among those that came: for the famine was, in the land of Canaan. And Ioseph, he was the ruler over the land; [unspec 6] he it was that sold corne to all the people of the land: and Iosephs brethren came, and bowed downe-themselves unto him, with their faces to the earth. And Ioseph saw his [unspec 7] brethren, and knew them: and hee made∣himselfe-strange unto them, and spake with them hard words; & said unto them, whence come ye? And they said, from the land of [unspec 8] Canaan, to buy food. And Ioseph, knew his brethren: but they, knew not him. And Io∣seph [unspec 9] remembred, the dreams, which hee had dreamed of them: and hee said unto them, ye are spies; to see the nakednes of the land, you are come. And they said unto him, Nay [unspec 10] my lord: but thy servants are come, to buy food. We all of us, are sons of one man: we [unspec 11] [unspec 12] are true-men; thy servants, are not spies. And he said, unto them: Nay, but yee are come to see, the nakednesse of the land. And they [unspec 13] said; We thy servants, were twelve brethren, the sons of one man, in the land of Canaan: and behold, the yongest, is with our father this day; and one, is not. And Ioseph said, [unspec 14] unto them; That is it, that I spake unto you, saying, ye are spies. By this, ye shall be pro∣ved: [unspec 15] as Pharaoh liveth, if ye go-forth from hence; except, when your yongest brother come, hither. Send one of you, and let him [unspec 16] ••etch your brother: and you, be ye in bonds; that your words may be proved, whether truth be in you: and if not, as Pharaoh liveth surely ye are spies. And he put them all to∣gether, [unspec 17] [unspec 18] into ward, three dayes. And Ioseph said unto them, in the third day; This do, and live: I, feare God. If yee be true▪ men; let [unspec 19] one of your brethren, be bound in the house of your ward: and goe you, bring ye corne, for the famine of your houses. And bring [unspec 20] your yongest brother, unto mee; and your words shall be verified, and ye shall not dye: and they did so. And they said, each-man [unspec 21] unto his brother; Verily, we are guilty, con∣cerning our brother: in that we saw the di∣stresse of his soule, when he besought us-for∣grace, & we heard him not: therfore, this di∣stresse; is come upon us. And Reuben answe∣red [unspec 22] them, saying; did not I say vnto you, say∣ing, do not sin against the child, and ye heard not? & his blood also, behold it is required. And they, knew not; that Ioseph heard: for [unspec 23] [unspec 24] an interpreter was betweene them. And he turned about from them and wept: and hee returned unto them, and spake unto them; & tooke from them Sime on; and bound him, before their eies. And Ioseph commanded, [unspec 25] that they should fill their vessels with corne; and to restore, every mans money into his sack; & to give them, provision, for the way: and thus, did he unto them. And they tooke [unspec 26] up their corne, upon their asses: and went, from thence. And one opened his sacke to [unspec 27] give provender, to his asse, in the Inne: and he saw his money, and behold it was, in his bags mouth. And he said unto his brethren, [unspec 28] my money is restored; and also, behold it is in my bag: and their heart went-forth; and they trēbled, ech-man to his brother, saying; what is this, that God hath done, unto us? And they came, unto Iakob their father, un∣to [unspec 29] the land of Canaan: and told him, all that befell them, saying. The man, the lord of the [unspec 30] land, spake with us, hard-words: & took us, as spies of the land. And we said unto him, we [unspec 31] [unspec 32] are true men: we are not spies. We were 12. brethren, sons of our father: one is not, & the yongest is this day, with our father, in the land of Canaan. And the man, the lord of the land [unspec 33] said unto us; By this shall I know, that ye, are true men: leave one of your brethrē, wth me; and take for the famine of your houses; & go. And bring your yongest brother, unto me; [unspec 34] and I shall know, that yee are not spies; but that yee are true men: I wil give you, your