Genesis 43:16

Plain English Version

Joseph looked at those men, and he saw that his brother Benjamin was with them. So Joseph talked to his worker, the one that was in charge of all the other workers in his house. Joseph said to that worker, “I want these men to eat lunch with me at 12 o’clock. So take them to my house, and then go and get one of my animals and kill it. Cook the meat from that animal, and get it ready for us to eat.”

Cross References

Genesis 15:2

Then Abram talked to God, and he called God by his special name Yahweh. He said, “Yahweh, you are very powerful. But look, I’ve got no son, so it doesn’t matter what you give me. You haven’t given me the one thing I really want. You haven’t given me any kids. So when I die, one of my work-men will get all my things. His name is Eliyezer. He is from Damascus.”

Genesis 21:8

When Isaac was about 3 years old, he stopped drinking Sarah’s milk, and Abraham gave him a big party.

Genesis 26:30

Then Isaac agreed to make that promise, and he got lots of good food ready for Abimelek and the other 2 men. They all ate that food together, and then they stayed the night in that place.

Genesis 31:54

Then Jacob killed an animal and burned it, to show respect to God. He did that right there, in the hill country. Then Jacob said to his relatives, “Come and eat food with me.” So they all ate food, and then they spent the night in that place.

Genesis 43:17

So that worker started to take those men to Joseph’s house, just like Joseph told him to do.

Genesis 43:19

So when those men got near to Joseph’s house, they stopped outside the door of the house, and they talked to Joseph’s worker.

Genesis 44:1

Joseph talked to his worker, the one that was in charge of all the other workers in his house. Joseph said to that worker, “Fill up those men’s bags with food. Put lots of food in them, so that they are really full. Then get the money that they paid for that food, and hide that money in their bags, on top of the food. Do that for every one of those men.”

Genesis 44:4

When those men were just a little bit away from Joseph’s town, Joseph said to his worker, “Quick, chase those men until you catch up with them. Then say to them, ‘My boss was very good to you, but you mob did a bad thing to him. You stole his silver cup.

1 Samuel 25:11

I only give bread, meat and water to my own workers. I can’t just give it to some other mob. I don’t know where they came from.”