- When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.
- He asked them how they were, and then he said, "How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still living?"
- They replied, "Your servant our father is still alive and well." And they bowed low to pay him honor.
- As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son, he asked, "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?" And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
- Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
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- When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present which was in their hand and bowed to the ground before him.
- Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, "Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"
- They said, "Your servant our father is well; he is still alive." They bowed down in homage.
- As he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, he said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?" And he said, "May God be gracious to you, my son."
- Joseph hurried out for he was deeply stirred over his brother, and he sought a place to weep; and he entered his chamber and wept there.
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