Quotes About Journey

If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ëYou will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.í”

And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.

If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Josephís house.

So they approached Josephís steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”

And the steward took the men into Josephís house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

At daybreak, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.

When the steward overtook them, he relayed these words to them.

So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

Then you told your servants, ëBring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.í

But you said to your servants, ëUnless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.í

Then our father said, ëGo back and buy us some food.í

But we answered, ëWe cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.í

So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boyís life,

Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ëDo as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.