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HOLY BIBLE
BOOK OF GENESIS
GENESIS 42
1When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, Why do you keep looking at one another?
2He continued, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die.
3So ten of Joseph's brethren went down to buy grain in Egypt.
4For Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brethren, since he feared some harm might befall him.
5So the sons of Israel were among those who went to buy grain, for the famine had reached the land of Canaan.
6Now Joseph was the governor over the land, and he sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
7When Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, but he acted like a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8For though Joseph recognised his brethren, they did not recognise him.
9Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed of them, and said, You are spies, you have come to see the nakedness of the land.
10And they said to him, No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy food.
11We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.
12And he said to them, No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land.
13They replied, Your servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.
14But Joseph told them, It is just as I said to you; you are spies.
15You will be tested in this way; as surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words will be tested to see if there is any truth in you. If not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are nothing but spies.
17So he put them all together in prison for three days.
18And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.
19If you are honest men, leave one of your brethren here bound in prison. The rest of you shall take grain back for the famine of your households.
20But bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and you will not die. And they did so.
21Then they said to one another, Surely we are being punished because of our brother, for we saw his distress when he cried to us for mercy, and we would not hear. That is why this distress has come upon us.
22Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do not sin against the boy; and you would not listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood.
23But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them by an interpreter.
24He turned away from them and wept. Then, returning to them again and speaking with them, he took Simeon and bound him before their eyes.
25Then Joseph gave a command to fill their sacks with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey; and this was done for them.
26So they loaded their donkeys with their grain and left.
27When one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food at the encampment, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
28And he said to his brethren, My money is restored! Here it is in my sack! Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, What is this that God has done to us?
29When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had befallen them, saying,
30The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the land.
31But we told him, We are honest men, we are not spies.
32We are twelve brethren, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33But the man, who is lord of the land, said to us, By this will I know if you are honest men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households and go your way.
34Bring your youngest brother to me and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will restore your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.
35And as they were emptying their sacks, there in each man's sack was his bag of money! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.
36Their father Jacob said to them, You have bereaved me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin away. Everything is against me!
37Then Reuben said to his father, You may slay my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him into my hands, and I will bring him back to you again.
38But Jacob replied, My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If mischief were to befall him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray hairs down to the grave in sorrow.
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- 1 Corinthians 13:4
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- Relevance: A foundational Orthodox text, ideal for your site’s authoritative exegesis.
- Source: Available in English via Fathers of the Church series (Catholic University of America Press) or CCEL.org (public domain).
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- Relevance: A key Catholic commentary, complementing Orthodox perspectives.
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- St. Ephrem the Syrian – Commentary on Genesis (Orthodox/Catholic, Syriac tradition, 4th century)
- Description: A verse-by-verse exegesis of Genesis, including Genesis 1, with a focus on literal interpretation and Syriac theological traditions. Ephrem’s concise style emphasizes doctrinal fidelity and spiritual insights.
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