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And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, "God has caused me to forget all my hardship and all my father's house."

And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune."

And when all the land of Egypt was hungry the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. And Pharaoh said to all the land of Egypt, "Go to Joseph; what he says to you, you must do."

And every land came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.

Then he said, "Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us there that we may live and not die."

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, for he feared harm would come to him.

Then the sons of Israel went to buy grain amid those other people who went as well, for there was famine in the land of Canaan.

Then he gathered them into the prison for three days.

If you are honest, let one of your brothers be kept in prison where you are now being kept, but the rest of you go, carry grain for the famine for your households.

Then each said to his brother, "Surely we are guilty on account of our brother when we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded for mercy to us and we would not listen. Therefore this trouble has come to us."

Now they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.

Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain and to return their money to each sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. Thus he did for them.

Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest. Leave one brother with me, and take food for the famine in your households and go.

But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone remains. If harm meets him on the journey that you would take, you would bring down my gray head in sorrow to Sheol."

And it happened that as they finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt their father said to them, "Return and buy a little food for us."

If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you,

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.'"

I myself will be surety for him. You may seek him from my hand. If I do not bring him back to you and present him before you, then I will stand guilty before you forever.

And may El-Shaddai grant you compassion before the man that he may release your other brother to you and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them he said to the one who was over his household, "Bring the men into the house and slaughter and prepare an animal, for the men shall eat with me at noon."