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Then Judah went unto him and said, "O my lord, let thy servant speak a word in my lord's audience, and be not wroth with thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. My lord asked his servant, saying, 'Have ye a father or a brother?' And we answered my lord, 'We have a father that is old, and a young lad which he begat in his age: and the brother of the said lad is dead, and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loveth him.' read more.
Then said my lord unto his servants, 'Bring him unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.' And we answered my lord, that the lad could not go from his father, 'For if he should leave his father, he were but a dead man.' Then saidest thou unto thy servants, 'Except your youngest brother come with you, look that ye see my face no more.' And when we came unto thy servant our father, we showed him what my lord had said. And when our father said unto us, 'Go again and buy us a little food,' we said that we could not go. 'Nevertheless, if our youngest brother go with us then will we go, for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.' Then said thy servant our father unto us, 'Ye know that my wife bare me two sons. And the one went out from me and it is said of a surety that he is torn in pieces of wild beasts, and I saw him not since. If ye shall take this also away from me and some misfortune happen upon him, then shall ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.' Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, if the lad be not with me - seeing that his life hangeth by the lad's life - then as soon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die. So shall we thy servants bring the gray head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave. For I thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father and said, 'If I bring him not unto thee again. I will bear the blame all my life long.' Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren. For how can I go unto my father, and the lad not with me: lest I should see the wretchedness that shall come on my father?"
Then said my lord unto his servants, 'Bring him unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.' And we answered my lord, that the lad could not go from his father, 'For if he should leave his father, he were but a dead man.' Then saidest thou unto thy servants, 'Except your youngest brother come with you, look that ye see my face no more.' And when we came unto thy servant our father, we showed him what my lord had said. And when our father said unto us, 'Go again and buy us a little food,' we said that we could not go. 'Nevertheless, if our youngest brother go with us then will we go, for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.' Then said thy servant our father unto us, 'Ye know that my wife bare me two sons. And the one went out from me and it is said of a surety that he is torn in pieces of wild beasts, and I saw him not since. If ye shall take this also away from me and some misfortune happen upon him, then shall ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.' Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, if the lad be not with me - seeing that his life hangeth by the lad's life - then as soon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die. So shall we thy servants bring the gray head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave. For I thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father and said, 'If I bring him not unto thee again. I will bear the blame all my life long.' Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren. For how can I go unto my father, and the lad not with me: lest I should see the wretchedness that shall come on my father?"
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and fell at his feet and said, "Let this unhappy deed be counted mine, my lord, and let thine handmaid speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thy handmaid.
When Reuben heard that, he went about to rid him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him."
Then said Judah to his brethren, "What availeth it that we slay our brother, and keep his blood secret?
Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren.
And Jonathan spake the best of David unto Saul his father and said unto him, "Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are to thee ward very good.
"My lord the king, whereas these men meddle with Jeremiah the prophet, they do him wrong: Namely, in that they have put him in prison, there to die of hunger for there is no more bread in the city."
Judah » Son of jacob » Goes down into egypt for corn (grain)
And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph that the way might be showed him unto Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.
And the dearth waxed sore in the land. And when they had eaten up that corn which they brought out of the land of Egypt, their father said unto them, "Go again and buy us a little food." Then said Judah unto him, "The man did testify unto us saying, 'Look that ye see not my face except your brother be with you.' read more.
Therefore if thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go and buy the food. But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go: for the man said unto us, 'Look that ye see not my face, except your brother be with you.'" And Israel said, "Wherefore dealt ye so cruelly with me, as to tell the man that ye had yet another brother?" And they said, "The man asked us of our kindred saying, 'Is your father yet alive? Have ye not another brother?' And we told him according to these words. How could we know that he would bid us bring our brother down with us?" Then said Judah unto Israel his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will rise and go, that we may live and not die: both we, thou and also our children. I will be surety for him, and of my hands require him. If I bring him not to thee and set him before thine eyes, then let me bear the blame forever. For except we had made this tarrying: by this we had been there twice and come again."
Therefore if thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go and buy the food. But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go: for the man said unto us, 'Look that ye see not my face, except your brother be with you.'" And Israel said, "Wherefore dealt ye so cruelly with me, as to tell the man that ye had yet another brother?" And they said, "The man asked us of our kindred saying, 'Is your father yet alive? Have ye not another brother?' And we told him according to these words. How could we know that he would bid us bring our brother down with us?" Then said Judah unto Israel his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will rise and go, that we may live and not die: both we, thou and also our children. I will be surety for him, and of my hands require him. If I bring him not to thee and set him before thine eyes, then let me bear the blame forever. For except we had made this tarrying: by this we had been there twice and come again."
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, for he was yet there, and they fell before him on the ground. And Joseph said unto them, "What deed is this which ye have done? Wist ye not that such a man as I can prophesy?" Then said Judah, "What shall we say unto my lord? What shall we speak, or what excuse can we make? God hath found out the wickedness of thy servants. Behold, both we and he with whom the cup is found, are thy servants." read more.
And he answered, "God forbid that I should do so, the man with whom the cup is found, he shall be my servant: but go ye in peace unto your father." Then Judah went unto him and said, "O my lord, let thy servant speak a word in my lord's audience, and be not wroth with thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. My lord asked his servant, saying, 'Have ye a father or a brother?' And we answered my lord, 'We have a father that is old, and a young lad which he begat in his age: and the brother of the said lad is dead, and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loveth him.' Then said my lord unto his servants, 'Bring him unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.' And we answered my lord, that the lad could not go from his father, 'For if he should leave his father, he were but a dead man.' Then saidest thou unto thy servants, 'Except your youngest brother come with you, look that ye see my face no more.' And when we came unto thy servant our father, we showed him what my lord had said. And when our father said unto us, 'Go again and buy us a little food,' we said that we could not go. 'Nevertheless, if our youngest brother go with us then will we go, for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.' Then said thy servant our father unto us, 'Ye know that my wife bare me two sons. And the one went out from me and it is said of a surety that he is torn in pieces of wild beasts, and I saw him not since. If ye shall take this also away from me and some misfortune happen upon him, then shall ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.' Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, if the lad be not with me - seeing that his life hangeth by the lad's life - then as soon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die. So shall we thy servants bring the gray head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave. For I thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father and said, 'If I bring him not unto thee again. I will bear the blame all my life long.' Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren. For how can I go unto my father, and the lad not with me: lest I should see the wretchedness that shall come on my father?"
And he answered, "God forbid that I should do so, the man with whom the cup is found, he shall be my servant: but go ye in peace unto your father." Then Judah went unto him and said, "O my lord, let thy servant speak a word in my lord's audience, and be not wroth with thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. My lord asked his servant, saying, 'Have ye a father or a brother?' And we answered my lord, 'We have a father that is old, and a young lad which he begat in his age: and the brother of the said lad is dead, and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loveth him.' Then said my lord unto his servants, 'Bring him unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.' And we answered my lord, that the lad could not go from his father, 'For if he should leave his father, he were but a dead man.' Then saidest thou unto thy servants, 'Except your youngest brother come with you, look that ye see my face no more.' And when we came unto thy servant our father, we showed him what my lord had said. And when our father said unto us, 'Go again and buy us a little food,' we said that we could not go. 'Nevertheless, if our youngest brother go with us then will we go, for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.' Then said thy servant our father unto us, 'Ye know that my wife bare me two sons. And the one went out from me and it is said of a surety that he is torn in pieces of wild beasts, and I saw him not since. If ye shall take this also away from me and some misfortune happen upon him, then shall ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.' Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, if the lad be not with me - seeing that his life hangeth by the lad's life - then as soon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die. So shall we thy servants bring the gray head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave. For I thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father and said, 'If I bring him not unto thee again. I will bear the blame all my life long.' Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren. For how can I go unto my father, and the lad not with me: lest I should see the wretchedness that shall come on my father?"
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and fell at his feet and said, "Let this unhappy deed be counted mine, my lord, and let thine handmaid speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thy handmaid.
When Reuben heard that, he went about to rid him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him."
Then said Judah to his brethren, "What availeth it that we slay our brother, and keep his blood secret?
Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren.
And Jonathan spake the best of David unto Saul his father and said unto him, "Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are to thee ward very good.
"My lord the king, whereas these men meddle with Jeremiah the prophet, they do him wrong: Namely, in that they have put him in prison, there to die of hunger for there is no more bread in the city."
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Then Judah went unto him and said, "O my lord, let thy servant speak a word in my lord's audience, and be not wroth with thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. My lord asked his servant, saying, 'Have ye a father or a brother?' And we answered my lord, 'We have a father that is old, and a young lad which he begat in his age: and the brother of the said lad is dead, and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loveth him.' read more.
Then said my lord unto his servants, 'Bring him unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.' And we answered my lord, that the lad could not go from his father, 'For if he should leave his father, he were but a dead man.' Then saidest thou unto thy servants, 'Except your youngest brother come with you, look that ye see my face no more.' And when we came unto thy servant our father, we showed him what my lord had said. And when our father said unto us, 'Go again and buy us a little food,' we said that we could not go. 'Nevertheless, if our youngest brother go with us then will we go, for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.' Then said thy servant our father unto us, 'Ye know that my wife bare me two sons. And the one went out from me and it is said of a surety that he is torn in pieces of wild beasts, and I saw him not since. If ye shall take this also away from me and some misfortune happen upon him, then shall ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.' Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, if the lad be not with me - seeing that his life hangeth by the lad's life - then as soon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die. So shall we thy servants bring the gray head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave. For I thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father and said, 'If I bring him not unto thee again. I will bear the blame all my life long.' Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren. For how can I go unto my father, and the lad not with me: lest I should see the wretchedness that shall come on my father?"
Then said my lord unto his servants, 'Bring him unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.' And we answered my lord, that the lad could not go from his father, 'For if he should leave his father, he were but a dead man.' Then saidest thou unto thy servants, 'Except your youngest brother come with you, look that ye see my face no more.' And when we came unto thy servant our father, we showed him what my lord had said. And when our father said unto us, 'Go again and buy us a little food,' we said that we could not go. 'Nevertheless, if our youngest brother go with us then will we go, for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.' Then said thy servant our father unto us, 'Ye know that my wife bare me two sons. And the one went out from me and it is said of a surety that he is torn in pieces of wild beasts, and I saw him not since. If ye shall take this also away from me and some misfortune happen upon him, then shall ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.' Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, if the lad be not with me - seeing that his life hangeth by the lad's life - then as soon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die. So shall we thy servants bring the gray head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave. For I thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father and said, 'If I bring him not unto thee again. I will bear the blame all my life long.' Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren. For how can I go unto my father, and the lad not with me: lest I should see the wretchedness that shall come on my father?"
Unselfishness » Instances of » Judah
Now therefore let me thy servant bide here for the lad, and be my lord's bondman: and let the lad go home with his brethren. For how can I go unto my father, and the lad not with me: lest I should see the wretchedness that shall come on my father?"