4 Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brothers, 'Lest perhaps he may suffer harm on the journey.'
5 And they entered into the land of Egypt with the others who traveled to buy. For the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6 And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and grain was sold under his direction to the people. And when his brothers had reverenced him
7 and he had recognized them, he spoke harshly, as if to foreigners, questioning them: 'Where did you come from?' And they responded, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy necessary provisions.'
8 And although he knew his brothers, he was not known by them.
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