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29 Then he lifted up his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and said, “Is this your youngest brother of whom you told me?” And he continued,[a] “God be gracious to you, my son.” 30 Then Joseph hurried away,[b] being overcome with emotion[c] toward his brother, and sought for a place to cry. Then he went into a room and wept there. 31 Then he washed his face and went out, now controlling himself, and said, “Serve the food.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 43:29 Or “said”
  2. Genesis 43:30 Literally “made haste”
  3. Genesis 43:30 Literally “his compassion boiled up”