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Genesis 43:31

29 When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

30 Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

32 They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.

33 They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

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BSB
Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”
KJV
And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
WEB
He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”
ASV
And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
DARBY
And he washed his face, and came out, and controlled himself, and said, Set on bread.
BLB
And he washed his face and went out, and he restrained himself and said, “Set the bread.”
ÅB
Og de satte fram for ham særskilt og for dem særskilt, og for egypterne som spiste hos ham, særskilt; for egypterne kan ikke spise sammen med hebreerne, det er en styggedom for egypterne.
OTB
Etter å ha vasket ansiktet, kom han ut og, kontrollerende seg selv, sa: «Server måltidet.»
B1930
Og de satte frem for ham særskilt og for dem særskilt, og for egypterne som åt hos ham, særskilt; for egypterne kan ikke ete sammen med hebreerne, det er en vederstyggelighet for egypterne.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 45:1

    Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

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  • 1 Peter 3:10

    For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

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  • Isaiah 42:14

    “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.

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  • Jeremiah 31:16

    This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy.

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