Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons— our ancestors— to buy some.

雅各听见在埃及有粮，就打发我们的祖宗初次往那里去。

雅各听见在埃及有粮，就打发我们的祖宗初次往那里去。

雅各听见在埃及有粮，就打发我们的祖宗初次往那里去。

雅各听说埃及有粮，就派先祖们去那里买粮，那是我们的先祖初次去埃及。

雅各听见埃及有谷粮，就派我们的祖先去，这是第一次。

雅各听说埃及有粮食，就派我们的祖先去，这是第一次。

雅各聽見在埃及有糧，就打發我們的祖宗初次往那裏去。

雅各聽見在埃及有糧，就打發我們的祖宗初次往那裏去。

雅各聽見在埃及有糧，就打發我們的祖宗初次往那裏去。

雅各聽說埃及有糧，就派先祖們去那裡買糧，那是我們的先祖初次去埃及。

雅各聽見埃及有穀糧，就派我們的祖先去，這是第一次。

雅各聽說在埃及有糧，就差遣我們的祖宗出去，這是第一次；

雅各聽說埃及有糧食，就派我們的祖先去，這是第一次。

雅各聞埃及有榖、先遣我祖、

雅各聞埃及有舊穀、遺我祖往、

雅各聞伊及有穀、乃先遣我祖往伊及、

雅各伯聞埃及有穀、乃遣吾列祖前往糴穀、此為若輩抵埃及之首次也。

When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.

But Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt. So he sent his sons on their first visit.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit.

When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.

When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors the first time.

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

So when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.

When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons,“ Why are you standing around looking at one another?I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”So Joseph’s ten older brothers went down to Egypt to buy grain.But Jacob wouldn’t let Joseph’s younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him.So Jacob’s sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well.Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them.“ Where are you from?” he demanded.“ From the land of Canaan,” they replied.“ We have come to buy food.”Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn’t recognize him.And he remembered the dreams he’d had about them many years before. He said to them,“ You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”“ No, my lord!” they exclaimed.“ Your servants have simply come to buy food.We are all brothers— members of the same family. We are honest men, sir! We are not spies!”“ Yes, you are!” Joseph insisted.“ You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”“ Sir,” they said,“ there are actually twelve of us. We, your servants, are all brothers, sons of a man living in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is back there with our father right now, and one of our brothers is no longer with us.”But Joseph insisted,“ As I said, you are spies!This is how I will test your story. I swear by the life of Pharaoh that you will never leave Egypt unless your youngest brother comes here!One of you must go and get your brother. I’ll keep the rest of you here in prison. Then we’ll find out whether or not your story is true. By the life of Pharaoh, if it turns out that you don’t have a younger brother, then I’ll know you are spies.”So Joseph put them all in prison for three days.On the third day Joseph said to them,“ I am a God fearing man. If you do as I say, you will live.If you really are honest men, choose one of your brothers to remain in prison. The rest of you may go home with grain for your starving families.But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. This will prove that you are telling the truth, and you will not die.” To this they agreed.Speaking among themselves, they said,“ Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.”“ Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?” Reuben asked.“ But you wouldn’t listen. And now we have to answer for his blood!”Of course, they didn’t know that Joseph understood them, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter.Now he turned away from them and began to weep. When he regained his composure, he spoke to them again. Then he chose Simeon from among them and had him tied up right before their eyes.

When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons,“ Go back and buy us a little more food.”