²⁶When Joseph got home, they took the gifts into the house to him and bowed down to the ground before him. ²⁷He asked about their health and then said, “You told me about your old father—how is he? Is he still alive and well?”

²⁸They answered, “Your humble servant, our father, is still alive and well.” And they knelt and bowed down before him.

²⁹When Joseph saw his brother Benjamin, he said, “So this is your youngest brother, the one you told me about. God bless you, my son.” ³⁰Then Joseph left suddenly, because his heart was full of tender feelings for his brother. He was about to break down, so he went to his room and cried. ³¹After he had washed his face, he came out, and controlling himself, he ordered the meal to be served. ³²Joseph was served at one table and his brothers at another. The Egyptians who were eating there were served separately, because they considered it beneath their dignity to eat with Hebrews. ³³The brothers had been seated at table, facing Joseph, in the order of their age from the eldest to the youngest. When they saw how they had been seated, they looked at one another in amazement. ³⁴Food was served to them from Joseph’s table, and Benjamin was served five times as much as the rest of them. So they ate and drank with Joseph until they were drunk.

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