Genesis chapter 43 Joseph's brothers returned to Egypt.

Now the famine was severe in the land, and when they had eaten the grain that they had

brought from Egypt, their father said to them, go again, buy us a little food.

But Judas said to him, the man solemnly warned us saying, you shall not

see my face unless your brother is with you. If you will send our brother with us, we will go down

and buy you food. But if you will not send him, we will not go down. For the man said to us,

you shall not see my face unless your brother is with you. Israel said, why did you treat me so badly

as to tell the man that you had another brother? They replied, the man questioned us carefully about

ourselves and our kindred, saying, is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? What we

told him was an answer to these questions. Could we in any way know

that he would say, bring your brother down? And Judas said to Israel, his father, send the boy with me,

and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.

I will be a pledge of his safety.

From my hand you shall require him.

If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you,

then let me bear the blame forever.

If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.

Then their father Israel said to them,

If it must be so, then do this. Take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags,

and carry a present down to the man. A little balm and a little honey, gum, myr, pistachio

nuts and almonds. Take double the money with you. Carry back with you the money that was

returned in the mouth of your

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