Jakob fends GENE S I S X L II into Egypt. 4,7 ry land] or, in all the eartb, as verfe 56. God called faminelipanthe land, (or earth) he brake,alltheJhaffeof bread. But bee hadfeat a man before Iakoband his house, even Iofeph , who mat fold fora fervánt; him God lent before them , to preferae life : PIAI. t 05. I6,17.Gen.45.5 CHAP. XLII. r, laktob findetb his ten ftnet to buy córrte in Egypl. 6, They are imprifoned byIofephfcf ies. 18,T hey are fit at liberty,oncondition to bring Benjamin 2T, They have remorfe for the injury they bid &he to Jofeph. 24. Sy. mortis kpt bound for a pledge. 25, 7beY return honk with corn & their money. 29.7h y relate stnto Iakíb the bard things befallen. them. 3 6, 14th refufeeth to find Ben- jamin, tboughReuben would image bit two fns for lint. ANdlakoblaw ;thattherewascerne -to fell in Egypt : and Iakob Paid unto his foes; why looke yee one- upon-ano- 2 thcr' Andhe faid,Behold I haveheard;that there is carne -to fell, in Egypt: go-ye-down thither , and buy -carne for us from thence ; 3 that we may live, and not dye. And Jofephs i ten brethren went-downe ; to buy corne in 4 Egypt. hiut Benjamin, Iofephs brother ;:J1- kob tent not with his brethren : for he faid, 5 left mifchiefe befall him. And the tons of i f- rael came ; to buy corne , among thofe that carne: for the famine was,in the land of Ca- 6 naan, And Iofeph, he was the ruler over the land ; he it was that fold corne to all the peo- ple of the land:and Iofephs brethren came, land bowed dowse- themfelves unto him ,. 7 with their faces to the earth. And Jofeph faw his brethren, and knew them: and bee made hiinfelfe- ftrange unto them, and fpake with them hard wards; and Paid unto them, 8 whence come yee And they laid, from the 'lafd of Canaan, to buy food. And Jofeph, knew his brethren : bút they, knew not him. ,9 And Iofeph remembred,rhe dreams, which bee had dreamed of them : and he laid unto them,ye are fpies; to fee the nakednes of the Io land,you are come,And they faid unto him, Nay my lord : but thy fervants are come,to i i' b,uy food. We all of us,are Eons oboe man: we are true -men ; thy fervants,are not fpies. 12 And he faid, unto them: Nay, but yee are /3 come to fee,the nakedneffe of the land. And they faid; We thy fervants,were twelve bre- thren,the Eons of oneman,in the land of Ca- naan : and behold, the yongeft, is with our 14 father this day ; and one, is not. And Iofeph faid,unro them; That in it, that 1 fpake unto /5 you, Paying, ye are fpies. By this,ye (hall be proved: air Pharaoh liveth , if ye go -forth fromhence;except,when your yongeft bro- ther come, hither.Sendoneof you, and lee t6 him fetch your brother :and you, bee ye in bonds ; that your words may bee proved, whethertruda beinyou:& if not,as Pharaoh liveth furely ye are (pies- And lice pat them all together,ì.nto ward,three daies. And Jo. feph laid unto them, in the third day ; Tois do,& live:I,feare God.If ye be true -men; let 19 one of your brethren,be bound in the houtèe of your ward:5e go you, bring ye corne, f r the famine of your houles. And bringyour yongeft brother, unto me ; and your words (hall beverified,& ye (hall not dye:and they did fo. rind they faideach-man unto his bro- rher; Verily, wee are guilty concerning our brother : in thatwee law the diftreffe of his foule,when he befought -us For - grace,& we heard him not:therefore,this diffrefsis come upon us. And Reuben anfwered them, fay- as ing; did not I fay unto you,faying,do not fin agamft the child; and ye heard note and his blood alfó,behold it is required. And they, knew notahatlofeph heard:foraninterpre- ter was between them. And he turned about from them and wept : and he returned unto them, and fpake unto them; and tooke from them Simeon;; and bound him, before their eyes. And Iofeph commanded, that they Mould fill their veffels with corne;and to re- (tore, every mans money into his lack, & to give them,provifion,for the way:&thus,did he unto them. And they took tip thcir cord, 26 upon their affes:and went,from thence. A nd 27 one opened his lack to ive provender to his affe,in the Inn:and he law his money, & be- hold it was, in his bags month: And bee Paid 28 -unto his brethren,my money is reftored ; & alto, behold it ¡sin rat y bag i and their heart went-forth ; and they trembled; ech -man to his brother, f ying; . what is this, that God bath done, unto use And they came,unto ja- 29 kob their father , unto the land of Canaan : & told him,all that befell them,faying. The 3o man,the lord ofthe land,fpake with us,hard- words: & tooke us, as fpies of the land. And we Paid unto him,we aretrue men: we are not fpies. Wee were I a. brethren, Eons of our father: one is not, and the yongeft is this day, with our father, in the land of Canaan. And the man, the Lord of the land laid un- to us ; By this (hall I know, that ye ;are true men : leave one of your brethren, with me; and takeforthe famine of your houles ; and go. Andbring your yongeft brother, unto me;and I Thal( know, that yee are not fpies ; but that ye aretrue men.' I wil give you,your O 2 brother; 17 t8 20 2I 23 24 25 31 32s 33 34
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