Genesis 42

1 and to see: examine Jacob for there grain in/on/with Egypt and to say Jacob to/for son: child his to/for what? to see: see

When Jacob found out grain was available in Egypt, he asked his sons, “Why do you keep on looking at each other to do something?

2 and to say behold to hear: hear for there grain in/on/with Egypt to go down there [to] and to buy grain to/for us from there and to live and not to die

I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so we can stay alive—if not, we're going to die!”

3 and to go down brother: male-sibling Joseph ten to/for to buy grain grain from Egypt

So ten of Joseph's brothers went to Egypt to buy grain.

4 and [obj] Benjamin brother: male-sibling Joseph not to send: depart Jacob with brother: male-sibling his for to say lest to encounter: chanced him harm

But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his other brothers, for he said, “I'm afraid something bad might happen to him.”

5 and to come (in): come son: child Israel to/for to buy grain in/on/with midst [the] to come (in): come for to be [the] famine in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan

So Israel's sons went to buy grain along with everyone else, because there was famine in Canaan too.

6 and Joseph he/she/it [the] domineering upon [the] land: country/planet he/she/it [the] to buy grain to/for all people [the] land: country/planet and to come (in): come brother: male-sibling Joseph and to bow to/for him face land: soil [to]

Joseph was the governor of the country and he sold grain to all the people there. So Joseph's brothers went to him, and bowed low before him with their faces to the ground.

7 and to see: see Joseph [obj] brother: male-sibling his and to recognize them and to alienate to(wards) them and to speak: speak with them severe and to say to(wards) them from where? to come (in): come and to say from land: country/planet Canaan to/for to buy grain food

Joseph recognized them as soon as he saw them, but he acted like a stranger towards them and spoke to them in a severe way, saying, “Where are you from?” “From the country of Canaan,” they replied. “We've come to buy food.”

8 and to recognize Joseph [obj] brother: male-sibling his and they(masc.) not to recognize him

Even though Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn't recognize him.

9 and to remember Joseph [obj] [the] dream which to dream to/for them and to say to(wards) them to spy you(m. p.) to/for to see: see [obj] nakedness [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come

Joseph thought back to the dreams he'd had about them, and told them, “No! You're spies! You've come to discover our country's weaknesses!”

10 and to say to(wards) him not lord my and servant/slave your to come (in): come to/for to buy grain food

“That's not true, my lord!” they responded. “We, your servants, have just come to buy food.

11 all our son: child man one we right we not to be servant/slave your to spy

We're all the sons of one man and we're honest. We're not spies!”

12 and to say to(wards) them not for nakedness [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come to/for to see: see

“No! You've come to find our country's weaknesses!” he insisted.

13 and to say two ten servant/slave your brother: male-sibling we son: child man one in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan and behold [the] small: young with father our [the] day: today and [the] one nothing he

“Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man living in the country of Canaan,” they explained. “The youngest is right now with our father, and one has passed away.”

14 and to say to(wards) them Joseph he/she/it which to speak: speak to(wards) you to/for to say to spy you(m. p.)

“As I said before, you're spies!” Joseph declared.

15 in/on/with this to test alive Pharaoh if: surely no to come out: come from this that if: except if: except in/on/with to come (in): come brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young here/thus

“This is how your story will be checked. I swear on Pharaoh's life that you'll never leave this country unless your younger brother comes here.

16 to send: depart from you one and to take: bring [obj] brother: male-sibling your and you(m. p.) to bind and to test word your truth: true with you and if not alive Pharaoh for to spy you(m. p.)

One of you go back and bring your other brother here. The others of you will be kept here in prison until it's clear that you're telling the truth. If not, then I swear on Pharaoh's life it proves you're spies!”

17 and to gather [obj] them to(wards) custody three day

So Joseph put all of them in prison for three days.

18 and to say to(wards) them Joseph in/on/with day [the] third this to make: do and to live [obj] [the] God I afraid

On the third day he told them, “Since I'm someone who respects God, do as I tell you and you'll live.

19 if right you(m. p.) brother: male-sibling your one to bind in/on/with house: home custody your and you(m. p.) to go: went to come (in): bring grain famine house: household your

If you're truly honest, choose one of your brothers to stay here in prison. The rest of you can go back home with grain for your hungry families.

20 and [obj] brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young to come (in): bring to(wards) me and be faithful word your and not to die and to make: do so

But you must bring your youngest brother here to me to prove what you're saying is true. If not, you will all die.” They agreed to do this.

21 and to say man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his truly guilty we upon brother: male-sibling our which to see: see distress soul his in/on/with be gracious he to(wards) us and not to hear: hear upon so to come (in): come to(wards) us [the] distress [the] this

“Clearly we're being punished for what we did to our brother,” they said to each other. “We watched him in agony pleading with us for mercy, but we refused to listen to him. That's why we're in all this trouble.”

22 and to answer Reuben [obj] them to/for to say not to say to(wards) you to/for to say not to sin in/on/with youth and not to hear: hear and also blood his behold to seek

Reuben said to them, “Didn't I tell you, ‘Don't harm the boy!’ But you didn't listen to me. Now we're paying the price for what we did to him.”

23 and they(masc.) not to know for to hear: understand Joseph for [the] to mock between them

They didn't realize that Joseph understood what they were saying because they were talking to him through an interpreter.

24 and to turn: turn from upon them and to weep and to return: return to(wards) them and to speak: speak to(wards) them and to take: take from with them [obj] Simeon and to bind [obj] him to/for eye: before(the eyes) their

Joseph stepped away from them because he started crying. He came back when he was able to speak to them again. He chose Simeon and had him tied up as they watched.

25 and to command Joseph and to fill [obj] article/utensil their grain and to/for to return: return silver: money their man: anyone to(wards) sackcloth his and to/for to give: give to/for them provision to/for way: journey and to make: do to/for them so

Joseph gave the order to fill up their sacks with grain, and also to return the money they had paid by placing it in the sacks as well. He also ordered that they should be provided with food for their journey home. All this was done.

26 and to lift: bear [obj] grain their upon donkey their and to go: went from there

The brothers loaded the grain onto their donkeys and then set off.

27 and to open [the] one [obj] sackcloth his to/for to give: give fodder to/for donkey his in/on/with lodging and to see: see [obj] silver: money his and behold he/she/it in/on/with lip sack his

On their way they stopped for the night, and one of them opened up his sack to give his donkey something to eat and saw his money there at the top of the sack.

28 and to say to(wards) brother: male-sibling his to return: return silver: money my and also behold in/on/with sack my and to come out: surrender heart their and to tremble man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his to/for to say what? this to make: do God to/for us

He told his brothers, “My money's been returned to me. It's right here at the top of my sack!” They were horrified! Trembling with fear they asked each other, “What is this that God's done to us?”

29 and to come (in): come to(wards) Jacob father their land: country/planet [to] Canaan and to tell to/for him [obj] all [the] to meet [obj] them to/for to say

When they arrived home in Canaan, they told their father Jacob everything that had happened.

30 to speak: speak [the] man lord [the] land: country/planet with us severe and to give: make [obj] us like/as to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet

“The man who is the country's governor spoke to us in a severe way, and accused us of spying on the land,” they explained.

31 and to say to(wards) him right we not to be to spy

“We told him, ‘We are honest men. We're not spies!

32 two ten we brother: male-sibling son: child father our [the] one nothing he and [the] small: young [the] day: today with father our in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan

We are twelve brothers, the sons of one father. One has passed away and the youngest is right now with our father in the country of Canaan.’

33 and to say to(wards) us [the] man lord [the] land: country/planet in/on/with this to know for right you(m. p.) brother: male-sibling your [the] one to rest with me and [obj] famine house: household your to take: take and to go: went

Then the man who is the country's governor said to us, ‘This is how I'll find out if you're telling the truth: you are to leave one of your brothers here with me while the rest take grain home for your hungry families.

34 and to come (in): bring [obj] brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young to(wards) me and to know for not to spy you(m. p.) for right you(m. p.) [obj] brother: male-sibling your to give: give to/for you and [obj] [the] land: country/planet to trade

Then bring your youngest brother to me. That way I'll know you're not spies but you're telling the truth. I'll release your brother to you, and you can stay in the country and trade.’”

35 and to be they(masc.) to empty sackcloth their and behold man: anyone bundle silver: money his in/on/with sackcloth his and to see: see [obj] bundle silver: money their they(masc.) and father their and to fear

As they emptied their sacks, each one's money bag was there in his sack! When they and their father saw the money bags, they were horrified.

36 and to say to(wards) them Jacob father their [obj] me be bereaved Joseph nothing he and Simeon nothing he and [obj] Benjamin to take: take upon me to be all their

Jacob their father accused them, “You have taken Joseph from me—he's gone! Simeon is gone too! Now you want to take Benjamin away! I'm the one who's suffering from all of this!”

37 and to say Reuben to(wards) father his to/for to say [obj] two son: child my to die if not to come (in): bring him to(wards) you to give: put [emph?] [obj] him upon hand my and I to return: return him to(wards) you

“You can kill my two sons if I don't bring him back to you,” Reuben assured him. “Trust me with him, and I will bring him home to you myself.”

38 and to say not to go down son: child my with you for brother: male-sibling his to die and he/she/it to/for alone him to remain and to encounter: chanced him harm in/on/with way: journey which to go: continue in/on/with her and to go down [obj] greyheaded my in/on/with sorrow hell: Sheol [to] (Sheol h7585)

“My son won't go there with you!” Jacob declared. “His brother is dead, and he's the only one I have left. If anything bad happens to him on the journey you're planning, you'll send this old man to his grave in grief.” (Sheol h7585)