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And Joseph was ruler of the land; he was the one selling to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and did obeisance to him with their faces to the ground.
And Joseph, seeing his brothers, recognized them, but made himself a stranger to them and spoke harshly to them, and said to them, Where have you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.
And they said, We your servants are twelve brothers in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is with our father today, but the other is no more.
Send one of you and let him take your brother; but you yourselves be kept under guard until your words are made clear, whether you speak the truth or not. But if not, by the health of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.
And each said to his brother, Yes, we are in sin concerning our brother, because we disregarded the affliction of his soul when he begged us, and we did not listen to him. For this reason this affliction has come upon us.
And Reuben answered and said to them, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not wrong the boy? And you did not listen to me. And behold, his blood is now being required.
And Joseph turned away from them and wept; and he came back to them and spoke to them, and took Symeon from among them and bound him before their eyes.
And Joseph commanded that their vessels be filled with grain, and that each one's silver be returned into his sack, and that provisions for the journey be given them. And it was done for them so.
And one of them opened his bag to give fodder to his donkeys where they lodged, and saw the bundle of his silver; and it was on top of the mouth of the bag.
And he said to his brothers, My silver has been given back to me; and behold, it is here in my bag. And their heart was astonished, and they were troubled with one another, saying, What is this that God has done to us?
And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, By this I shall know that you are peaceable men: leave one brother here with me, and take the purchase of the grain supply for your household and go.
And bring your youngest brother to me, and I shall know that you are not spies but that you are peaceable men; and I will give your brother back to you, and you shall trade in the land.
And it came to pass, as they were emptying their sacks, that each one's bundle of silver was in his sack. And when they and their father saw the bundles of their silver, they were afraid.
And Jacob their father said to them, You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, Symeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin. All these things have come upon me.
But he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left; and if he should fall sick on the road on which you go, you will bring down my old age with grief to Hades.