Genesis 43:15-25

¹⁵ The men took the gifts, double the money, and Benjamin. They lost no time in getting to Egypt and meeting Joseph. ¹⁶ When Joseph saw that they had Benjamin with them, he told his house steward, "Take these men into the house and make them at home. Butcher an animal and prepare a meal; these men are going to eat with me at noon." ¹⁷ The steward did what Joseph had said and took them inside. ¹⁸ But they became anxious when they were brought into Joseph's home, thinking, "It's the money; he thinks we ran off with the money on our first trip down here. And now he's got us where he wants us - he's going to turn us into slaves and confiscate our donkeys." ¹⁹ So they went up to Joseph's house steward and talked to him in the doorway. ²⁰ They said, "Listen, master. We came down here one other time to buy food. ²¹ On our way home, the first night out we opened our bags and found our money at the mouth of the bag - the exact amount we'd paid. We've brought it all back ²² and have plenty more to buy more food with. We have no idea who put the money in our bags." ²³ The steward said, "Everything's in order. Don't worry. Your God and the God of your father must have given you a bonus. I was paid in full." And with that, he presented Simeon to them. ²⁴ He then took them inside Joseph's house and made them comfortable - gave them water to wash their feet and saw to the feeding of their donkeys. ²⁵ The brothers spread out their gifts as they waited for Joseph to show up at noon - they had been told that they were to have dinner with him.