12. Also take along twice the amount of money for the grain, because there must have been some mistake when the money was put back in your sacks.
13. Take Benjamin with you and leave right away.
14. When you go in to see the governor, I pray that God All-Powerful will be good to you and that the governor will let your other brother and Benjamin come back home with you. If I must lose my children, I suppose I must.
15. The brothers took the gifts, twice the amount of money, and Benjamin. Then they hurried off to Egypt. When they stood in front of Joseph,
16. he saw Benjamin and told the servant in charge of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and cook it, so they can eat with me at midday.”
17. The servant did as he was told and took the brothers to Joseph's house.
18. But on the way they got worried and started thinking, “We are being taken there because of the money that was put back in our sacks last time. He will arrest us, make us his slaves, and take our donkeys.”
19. So when they arrived at Joseph's house, they said to the servant in charge,
20. “Sir, we came to Egypt once before to buy grain.
21. But when we stopped for the night, we each found in our grain sacks the exact amount we had paid. We have brought that money back,
22. together with enough money to buy more grain. We don't know who put the money in our sacks.”
23. “It's all right,” the servant replied. “Don't worry. The God you and your father worship must have put the money there, because I received your payment in full.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24. The servant took them into Joseph's house and gave them water to wash their feet. He also tended their donkeys.
25. The brothers got their gifts ready to give to Joseph at midday, since they had heard they were going to eat there.
26. When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought, and they bowed down to him.
27. After Joseph had asked how they were, he said, “What about your elderly father? Is he still alive?”
28. They answered, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And again they bowed down to Joseph.
29. When Joseph looked around and saw his brother Benjamin, he said, “This must be your youngest brother, the one you told me about. God bless you, my son.”
30. Straight away he rushed off to his room and cried because of his love for Benjamin.
31. After washing his face and returning, he was able to control himself and said, “Serve the meal!”
32. Joseph was served at a table by himself, and his brothers were served at another. The Egyptians sat at yet another table, because Egyptians felt it was disgusting to eat with Hebrews.