13. Tell my father how powerful I am here in Egypt and tell him about everything that you have seen. Then hurry and bring him here.”
14. He threw his arms round his brother Benjamin and began to cry; Benjamin also cried as he hugged him.
15. Then, still weeping, he embraced each of his brothers and kissed them. After that, his brothers began to talk with him.
16. When the news reached the palace that Joseph's brothers had come, the king and his officials were pleased.
17. He said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers to load their animals and to return to the land of Canaan.
18. Let them get their father and their families and come back here. I will give them the best land in Egypt, and they will have more than enough to live on.
19. Tell them also to take wagons with them from Egypt for their wives and small children and to bring their father with them.
20. They are not to worry about leaving their possessions behind; the best in the whole land of Egypt will be theirs.”