Wisdom & Truth Verses

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for {it was} without number.

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. {roughly...: Heb. hard things with them}

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

And Joseph said unto them, That {is it} that I spake unto you, saying, Ye {are} spies:

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; {for} I fear God:

But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

And they said one to another, We {are} verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

And they knew not that Joseph understood {them}; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. {he spake...: Heb. an interpreter was between them}

And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.