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Book of Genesis, Chapter 43

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Genesis 43 NASB - New American Standard BibleGenesis 43 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 43 of Genesis—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Now the famine was severe in the land.
  2. So it came about when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”
  3. Judah spoke to him, however, saying, “2The man solemnly warned [a]us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’
  4. If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.
  5. But if you do not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’”
  6. Then Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly [b]by telling the man whether you still had another brother?”
  7. But they said, “The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, ‘3Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ So we [c]answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”
  8. Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the lad with me and we will arise and go, 4that we may live and not die, we as well as you and our little ones.
  9. 5I myself will be surety for him; [d]you may hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then [e]let me bear the blame before you forever.
  10. For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice.”
  11. ¶ Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best products of the land in your [f]bags, and carry down to the man 6as a present, a little [g]7balm and a little honey, [h]aromatic gum and [i]myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
  12. Take double the money in your hand, and take back in your hand 8the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks; perhaps it was a mistake.
  13. Take your brother also, and arise, return to the man;
  14. and may [j]9God Almighty 10grant you compassion in the sight of the man, so that he will release to you 11your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, 12if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”
  15. So the men took 13this present, and they took double the money in their hand, and Benjamin; then they arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
  16. ¶ When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his 14house steward, “Bring the men into the house, and slay an animal and make ready; for the men are to dine with me at noon.”
  17. So the man did as Joseph said, and [k]brought the men to Joseph’s house.
  18. Now the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “It is because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time that we are being brought in, that he may [l]seek occasion against us and fall upon us, and take us for slaves with our donkeys.”
  19. So they came near to Joseph’s house steward, and spoke to him at the entrance of the house,
  20. and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food,
  21. and it came about when we came to the lodging place, that we opened our sacks, and behold, 15each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in [m]full. So 16we have brought it back in our hand.
  22. We have also brought down other money in our hand to buy food; we do not know who put our money in our sacks.”
  23. He said, “[n]Be at ease, do not be afraid. 17Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; [o]I had your money.” Then 18he brought Simeon out to them.
  24. Then the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and 19gave them water, and they 20washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys fodder.
  25. So they prepared 21the present [p]for Joseph’s coming at noon; for they had heard that they were to eat [q]a meal there.
  26. ¶ When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present which was in their hand and 22bowed to the ground before him.
  27. Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, “23Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
  28. They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” 24They bowed down [r]in homage.
  29. As he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this 25your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “26May God be gracious to you, my son.”
  30. Joseph hurried out for [s]27he was deeply stirred over his brother, and he sought a place to weep; and he entered his chamber and 28wept there.
  31. Then he washed his face and came out; and he 29controlled himself and said, “[t]Serve the meal.”
  32. So they served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is [u]30loathsome to the Egyptians.
  33. Now they [v]were seated before him, 31the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
  34. He took portions to them from [w]his own table, 32but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they feasted and drank freely with him.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit us, saying
  2. ^ Lit to tell
  3. ^ Lit told him according to these words
  4. ^ Lit from my hand you may require him
  5. ^ Lit I shall have sinned before you all the days
  6. ^ Or vessels
  7. ^ Or mastic
  8. ^ Or ladanum spice
  9. ^ Or resinous bark
  10. ^ Heb El Shaddai
  11. ^ Lit the man brought
  12. ^ Lit roll himself upon us
  13. ^ Lit its weight
  14. ^ Lit Peace be to you
  15. ^ Lit your money had come to me
  16. ^ Lit until
  17. ^ Lit bread
  18. ^ Lit and prostrated themselves
  19. ^ Lit his compassion grew warm
  20. ^ Lit Set on bread
  21. ^ Lit an abomination
  22. ^ Lit sat
  23. ^ Lit his face

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ge 12:10; 26:1; 41:56, 57
  2. ^ Ge 43:5; 44:23
  3. ^ Ge 42:13; 43:27
  4. ^ Ge 42:2
  5. ^ Ge 42:37; 44:32; Pm 18, 19
  6. ^ Ge 32:20; 43:25, 26
  7. ^ Ge 37:25; Je 8:22; Eze 27:17
  8. ^ Ge 42:25, 35; 43:21, 22
  9. ^ Ge 17:1; 28:3; 35:11
  10. ^ Ps 106:46
  11. ^ Ge 42:24
  12. ^ Ge 42:36
  13. ^ Ge 43:11
  14. ^ Ge 44:1
  15. ^ Ge 42:27, 35
  16. ^ Ge 43:12, 15
  17. ^ Ge 42:28
  18. ^ Ge 42:24
  19. ^ Ge 18:4; 19:2; 24:32
  20. ^ Lu 7:44; Jn 13:5; 1Ti 5:10
  21. ^ Ge 43:11, 15
  22. ^ Ge 37:7, 10
  23. ^ Ge 43:7; 45:3
  24. ^ Ge 37:7, 10
  25. ^ Ge 42:13
  26. ^ Nu 6:25; Ps 67:1
  27. ^ 1Ki 3:26
  28. ^ Ge 42:24; 45:2, 14, 15; 46:29
  29. ^ Ge 45:1
  30. ^ Ge 46:34; Ex 8:26
  31. ^ Ge 42:7
  32. ^ Ge 35:24; 45:22

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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