him all that had befallen them. They told him that the man who was ruler over all the land of Egypt had kept Simeon, and had said, that he would not let him go, nor let them have corn again, unless they brought Benjamin their brother to him.

But Jacob would not let Benjamin go. He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave."

When they had eaten all the corn which they had brought from Egypt, Jacob told his sons to go again and buy some more corn: for the famine was still in the land. But they said that they could not go unless Benjamin went with them; for the man who was ruler over the land of Egypt would not see them, nor let them have any more corn, if they did not bring their youngest brother.

Then Judah besought their father to let Benjamin go with them; and he said that he would be

y and bring him back. And Jacob cd, and he let Benjamin go.

acob's sons took Benjamin with them,

nto the land of Egypt, and came again Toph to buy corn. And when Joseph saw

Benjamin was with them, he told his servant o take them to his own house, and give them water to wash their feet, and provide food for

them.

And when Joseph came home to his own house, he asked his brethren of their welfare, and he said,

Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?" Then Joseph looked upon his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee."

And Joseph's heart was moved when he saw his brother, whom he loved; and he turned away and wept. And he went into his chamber, and wept there. Joseph wept for joy.

Then Joseph washed his face, that they might not see that he had been weeping, and returned

to his brethren, and ordered his servants to give them food. And when they had eaten and drank, he commanded their sacks to be filled with corn, and sent them away. And Joseph told his servant to put his silver cup in the sack of the youngest. And he did so.

When Joseph's brethren had gone a little way on their journey, Joseph sent his steward after them, to overtake them, and to search their sacks to look for the cup. And when the steward overtook them, he said, that they had stolen his master's cup. And he said, that the one with whom the cup was found, should go back with him to Joseph, and be his servant; but the rest might go home to the land of Canaan.

Joseph had ordered the cup to be put in Benjamin's sack, because he wished to know whether his brethren loved Benjamin, and were kind to him. He tried them in this way to see whether they would leave Benjamin in his distress, and go back to Jacob without him, or stay with him and defend him.

Joseph's brethren told the steward, that they