13. Tell my father how greatly honored I am in Egypt and about everything you have seen. Hurry and bring my father here!”
14. He threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and cried with Benjamin, who was crying on his shoulder.
15. He kissed all his brothers and cried with them. After that his brothers talked with him.
16. When Pharaoh’s household heard the news that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his officials were pleased.
17. So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Load up your animals, and go back to Canaan.
18. Take your father and your families, and come to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt. Then you can enjoy the best food in the land.’
19. “Give them this order: ‘Take wagons with you from Egypt for your children and your wives. Bring your father, and come back.
20. Don’t worry about your belongings because the best of everything in Egypt is yours.’ ”
21. Israel’s sons did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons and supplies for their trip as Pharaoh had ordered.
22. He gave each of them a change of clothes, but he gave Benjamin three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.
23. He sent his father ten male donkeys carrying Egypt’s best products and ten female donkeys carrying grain, bread, and food for his father’s trip.
24. So Joseph sent his brothers on their way. As they were leaving, he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on your way back!”